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When checking a blood pressure the name of artery that is palpated is?
radial is the artery that is palpated when checking a blood pressure
What artery in the arm is standard systemic artery in which blood pressure is measured?
Brachial Artery
Over which artery is the stethoscope placed when taking blood pressure?
When taking a person's blood pressure the stethoscope should be placed in the brachial artery.
Which artery is used when taking a patient's blood pressure?
if your taking blood pressure in the anticubital area (crease of the elbow) then you would palpate the brachial artery.
The kidneys play a major role in maintaining?
The kidneys actually play a major role in maintaining blood pressure. The kidneys are also responsible for flushing out toxins from the body.
What artery is generally auscultated to determine blood pressure in the arm?
Brachial Artery
What type of blood vessel do you take blood pressure in?
Blood pressure is taken through an artery. Normal BP is highest in the artery side of the circulatory system and lower in the venous side.
What blood vessel carries blood at high pressure and why?
Arteries carry blood at high pressure, simply because they are linked directly to the heart and lungs.
What artery is blood pressure normally taken from?
radial
What is the lowest pressure against the walls of an artery called?
High Blood Pressure!
When blood is forced out of the heart?
systole (pressure in artery when blood is forced out of heart)
What blood vessel is responsible for the superficial temporal pulse?
The temporal artery.
