A blood pressure reading is the measurement of the force of blood against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood through the body. The systolic blood pressure is the maximum pressure on th...A blood pressure reading is the measurement of the force of blood against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood through the body. The systolic blood pressure is the maximum pressure on the arteries during systole, the phase of the heartbeat when the ventricles contract. The diastolic blood pressure is the resting pressure on the arteries during diastole, the phase between each contraction of the heart when the ventricles are filling with blood.
A blood pressure reading is the measurement of the force of blood against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood through the body. The systolic blood pressure is the maximum pressure on th...A blood pressure reading is the measurement of the force of blood against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood through the body. The systolic blood pressure is the maximum pressure on the arteries during systole, the phase of the heartbeat when the ventricles contract. The diastolic blood pressure is the resting pressure on the arteries during diastole, the phase between each contraction of the heart when the ventricles are filling with blood.