Explanation:
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The heart pumps oxygenated blood through the arteries, this circulating blood applies pressure on the walls of the arteries.
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Thus, blood pressure is the force or the pressure applied by the circulating blood on the arterial walls.
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The blood pressure range of less than 120/80 mm Hg is considered as normal blood pressure.
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Thus, for healthy individual systolic pressure of less than 120 and diastolic pressure less than 80 is considered as a normal range.
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Sphygmomanometer is the instrument which is used to measure blood pressure, it is also called the blood pressure cuff.
Final Answer:
Blood pressure is the force or the pressure applied by the circulating blood on the arterial walls.
Sphygmomanometer is the instrument which is used to measure blood pressure, it is also called the blood pressure cuff.
