Question

The highest pressure exerted on the arterial walls during the heart cycle is referred to as ____________

Answer 1

Answer:

The highest pressure exerted on the arterial walls during the cardiac cycle is known as __systolic pressure __________

Explanation:

The systolic pressure corresponds to the contraction phase in the cardiac cycle (thus the blood is pumped from the heart to the aorta and the pulmonary artery). It contains two phases: atrial systole and ventricular systole.

On the contrary, the relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle corresponds to the diastolic pressure.