blood pressure is measured with two numbers, taken in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) above the surrounding atmospheric pressure. the first number is the systolic pressure, the maximum pressure of the blood against the walls of blood vessels in one pump of the heart. it's placed over the diastolic pressure, which is the minimum pressure between two beats.
TL;DR: Maximum over minimum pressure of blood against vessel walls. The typical numbers for adults that you'll see are about 120/80 mmHg
also you measure it with something called a sphygmomanometer which is one of my favorite words
Please help me understand blood pressure
blood pressure is measured with two numbers, taken in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) above the surrounding atmospheric pressure. the first number is the systolic pressure, the maximum pressure of the blood against the walls of blood vessels in one pump of the heart. it's placed over the diastolic pressure, which is the minimum pressure between two beats.
TL;DR: Maximum over minimum pressure of blood against vessel walls. The typical numbers for adults that you'll see are about 120/80 mmHg
also you measure it with something called a sphygmomanometer which is one of my favorite words
Thanks. And that is a neat word.