BLOOD PRESSURE:
the force of blood against the walls of vessels is blood pressure

- the heart pumps 3 liters of blood through the adult body by contracting and relaxing valves in the heart.

//Blood pressure decreases the farther it is from the heart

Blood pressure is measured with a sphygmomanometer

Blood pressure read at Systolic over Diastolic pressure

EXAMPLE // 110 over 80

eating a diet with fat results in high blood pressure sometimes

CardioVascular System