Blood Pressure
Blood pressure (definition):
• Force exerted by the blood against any unit area of the blood vessel wall
(inner wall)
• Unit of blood pressure = mm Hg
• Pressure in blood vessels decreases as the distance away from the heart
increases
• Blood flows from high pressure to low pressure.
Blood pressure (definition):
• Force exerted by the blood against any unit area of the blood vessel wall
(inner wall)
• Unit of blood pressure = mm Hg
• Pressure in blood vessels decreases as the distance away from the heart
increases
• Blood flows from high pressure to low pressure.