blood pressure

Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels, and is one of the principal vital signs. When used without further specification, "blood pressure" usually refers to the arterial pressure of the systemic circulation.

Here is an example of blood pressure 116/20 and this is a standing still and 120/58 and this is exercising for a minute.

Impact of Blood Pressure and Blood Pressure Change During Middle Age on the Remaining Lifetime Risk for Cardiovascular and the more blood that comes in the higher the blood pressure is and the less blood the pressure is going to be lower Your healthcare provider may take your blood pressure when you visit the office to check for changes in blood pressure.

The measurement blood pressure without further specification usually refers to the systemic arterial pressure measured at a person's upper arm and is a measure of the pressure in the brachial artery, major artery in the upper arm. A person's blood pressure is usually expressed in terms of the systolic pressure over diastolic pressure and in measured in millimetres of mercury (mmHg), for example 140/90.