Some questions may require several answers.

1. What is the technical term for High Blood Pressure?

   
   
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   1.   ?         Hypertension
   2.   ?         Hyperextension
   3.   ?         Hypertorso
   4.   ?         Hyperstation

2. When blood pressure is measured in the "Diastolic Phase" is the ventricle relaxed or contracted?

   1.   ?         Relaxed
   2.   ?         Contracted

3. What is the term given to the measurement of blood pressure when the ventricle is contracted?

   1.   ?         Systemic
   2.   ?         Systolic
   3.   ?         Syster
   4.   ?         Syssy

4. Choose 3 factors which are MOST LIKELY TO INCREASE blood pressure.

   1. getting the flu.
   2. Smoking related arteriosclerosis.
   3. Stress and anxiety.
   4. Too much exercise.
   5. Stopping smoking.
   6. Reducing fat intake in the diet.
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5. Delila has a blood pressure of 180 over 80. Is it her "Systolic" or "Diastolic" blood pressure which is a little high?

   1.   ?         Diastolic
   2.   ?         Systolic

6. Jim's blood pressure is 180 over 110. Is this high or low compared with the "average" ?

   1.   ?         High
   2.   ?         Low

7. What does a sphygmomanometer measure?

   1.   ?         Blood pressure
   2.   ?         Blood thickness
   3.   ?         Blood consistency
   4.   ?         Blood volume

8. What does CHD stand for?

   1.   ?         Coronary Heart Disease
   2.   ?         Colonial Heart Disease
   3.   ?         Coronary Heart Diabetes
   4.   ?         Colostomy bag

9. The average blood pressure is approximately 120 over 80. True or False?

   1.   ?         True
   2.   ?         False

10. What is the SI unit for measuring blood pressure?

    1.   ?         mmHg
    2.   ?         mmmg
    3.   ?         mgmg
    4.   ?         mhgb

11. Stress, age, exercise level, blood cholesterol, smoking, weight, too much salt and alcohol can all have an effect on blood pressure. Could excess cholesterol in the blood increase or decrease blood pressure?

    1.   ?         Increase
    2.   ?         Decrease

12. In sport, it is natural for blood pressure to go up when exercising as the blood is being pumped harder and faster around the body. True or False?

    
    
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    1.   ?         True
    2.   ?         False

13. If an aged person tried to exercise too quickly at too high an intensity. This could cause dangerously high blood pressure due to the likely hood of them having a higher cholesterol level and thus more chance of a blockage in an artery or vein. True of False?

    
    
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    1.   ?         True
    2.   ?         False

14. High blood pressure in the aged is quite a natural occurrence. Which type of exercise programme is most appropriate for an average aged person of about 80+ ?

    1.   ?         Slow, maintenance exercise such as brisk walking 3 or 4 times a week because too much too soon could be a shock to the body and raise blood pressure too high.
    2.   ?         Jogging or Mountain biking 5 times a week to enable the heart to grow stronger.
    3.   ?         High intensity aerobics followed by a Kick boxing session 3 times a week to shock the body into action!