Blood Pressure Essay

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The heart is responsible for pumping blood through the three types of blood vessels in the body: the arteries, the veins, and the capillaries (Anonymous 2007). Blood pressure is the force of blood hitting, or rubbing against the walls of arteries. Blood pressure is measured with two numbers, the number of heartbeats over the number of beats as the heart relaxes. These two measurements are known as the systolic and diastolic pressure. Systolic pressure is always written on top leaving diastolic on the bottom. Normal blood pressure is less than 120 mmHg systolic and less than 80 mmHg diastolic(NHLBI). High blood pressure, also known as Hypertension is a medical condition that can be deadly. It is a medical condition in which arterial blood vessels become more narrow.Since this is taking place it resists the blood flow and increases the pressure force against the walls of the vessels. According to the American Heart Association, as of 2002, high blood pressure affects more than 65 million adult Americans annually. It killed over 49,000 people that same year(Blood pressure measuring devices 2007). The only way to measure high blood pressure is a sphygmomanometer. This device consists of an armband and a mercury manometer that measures the blood pressure. The armband continues to inflate until there is no more blood flow. There is also automatic devices that can measure the pressure as well. Home blood pressure measuring devices offer obvious advantages, even though they provide less accurate readings than those obtained at a physician's office(Blood pressure measuring devices 2007). Hip-hop music started as a street-born cultural movement based on four pillars: DJ-ing, MC-ing, breakdancing, and graffiti art(S. Benson, D. E. Brannen, Jr.). It has always been known to have a more up-tempo, strong base beat.Rap's easily replicated "two turntables and a microphone"

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