The Pressure Measured in the Arteries Just Before the Next

question 190

Multiple Choice

The pressure measured in the arteries just before the next ventricular ejection of blood is

• A) systolic pressure.
• B) diastolic pressure.
• C) pulse pressure.
• D) mean pressure.
• E) none of these answers.

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