1What is the cause of systolic pressure on the wall of the artery during the contraction phase of the ventricle?
2A person feels thirstier and hungrier, is dizzy and sometimes faints, urinates often and has blurred vision. What is the problem?
3Rasmila's grandfather has swelling of the joints and pain in the body when he eats red meat, legumes and fried foods. What is his problem?
4Write the differences between systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.
5A person has blood pressure 130/90 mmHg. What does this mean?
6Which device is used to measure blood pressure?
7Sarita's grandmother shows symptoms like frequent urination, tiredness, muscle spasms and numbness in the hands and legs, and thirst. What is the problem with her?
8Mention the effects and preventive measures of high blood pressure.
9How is high or low blood pressure detected?
10Write the preventive measures for hyperuricemia.
11Why does a narrow artery raise blood pressure?
12What is the role of insulin, and what happens when it becomes low?
13Uric acid is useful to the body, yet it causes disease. Explain.
14How can diabetes lead to high uric acid?
15A woman's reading is 150/100 mmHg. Does she have high blood pressure? Give a reason.