What Happens to Your Blood Pressure When You Run

question 38

Multiple Choice

What happens to your blood pressure when you run?

• A) Only your diastolic blood pressure elevates.
• B) Both your diastolic and systolic blood pressures elevate.
• C) Both your diastolic and systolic blood pressure stay the same.
• D) Only your systolic blood pressure elevates.

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Definitions:

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

A hormone produced by the pituitary gland that regulates the production of hormones by the thyroid gland.

Adrenocortical Hormones

Steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex, involved in various bodily functions such as stress response, immune response, and metabolism.

Corticoids

A class of steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex or made synthetically, used especially for their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties.

Corticosteroids

A class of steroid hormones used to reduce inflammation and suppress the immune system, treating a broad range of conditions.