During a Routine Blood Pressure Measurem Ent, the External Pressure

question 16

Multiple Choice

During a routine blood pressure measurem ent, the external pressure imposed on the radial artery is just a little lower than the systolic pressure. Blood squirts through the artery and produces a noise called the

• A) First heart sound
• B) Second heart sound
• C) First Korotkoff sound
• D) Bruit
• E) Second Korotkoff sound

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Definitions:

Elastic

Describes a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied of a good is sensitive to changes in price.

Short Run

A period in economics during which the quantity of at least one input (such as plant size) is fixed and cannot be changed.

Long Run

A period in economics sufficient for all markets to adjust to equilibrium, including the adjustment of all production factors and prices of inputs.

Cross-Price Elasticity

A measure of how the demand for one good changes in response to a change in the price of another good.