Cardiovascular System: Blood Pressure

1. Which of the following represents the healthy person’s blood pressure?

2. Fill in the blanks.

When we exercise, the heart has to pump more powerfully, in order to pump more blood to the working . The biggest increase during exercise is in the pressure, since this is the contraction phase of the heart. During aerobic exercise, the blood pressure might rise to mm of mercury.

(muscles | 180/85 | systolic)
Cardiovascular System: Heart Structure (1) Cardiovascular System: Heart Function (2) Cardiovascular System: Functions of Cardiovascular System (3) Cardiovascular System: Blood Pressure (4) Cardiovascular System: The Vascular System (5) Respiratory System: Structure (6) Respiratory System: Function (7) Respiratory System: Breathing (8) Respiratory System: Lung Volumes (9) Introduction to short and long term effects of exercise (10) Short term cardiovascular responses to exercise (11) Short term respiratory responses to exercise (12) Short term muscular and skeletal responses to exercise (13) Introduction to long term adaptations to exercise (14) Long term cardiovascular adaptations to exercise (15) Long term respiratory adaptations to exercise (16) Long term muscular and skeletal adaptations to exercise (17)