When You Take a Blood Pressure Reading,the First Sound That

question 60

Multiple Choice

When you take a blood pressure reading,the first sound that you hear (top reading) is the:

• A) systolic sound, indicating the relaxation of the ventricles.
• B) systolic sound, indicating the contraction of the ventricles.
• C) diastolic reading, indicating the contraction of the atria.
• D) diastolic sound, indicating the relaxation of the ventricles.

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