Diastolic pressure is

a. the lowest blood pressure in the aorta.
b. the pressure measured when the left ventricle is contracted.
c. the peak pressure in the aorta when the left ventricle contracts.
d. the difference between the highest and lowest pressures.
e. an average of high and low pressures.


A

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