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Which two types of pressure exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels makes up blood pressure
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Systemic and Pulmonary
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Systolic and Autonomic
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Somatic and Diastolic
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Systolic and Diastolic
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Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. Systolic pressure is the higher number in a blood pressure reading and represents the force when the heart contracts and pumps blood into the arteries. Diastolic pressure is the lower number and represents the force when the heart is at rest between beats. Therefore, both systolic and diastolic pressures together make up blood pressure.
