A nurse explains to a patient with hypertension that diastolic pressure is a measurement of
1. The amount of force blood places on the arterial walls while the ventricles relax.
2. The amount of force blood places on the arterial walls while the ventricles contract.
3. The amount of force blood places on the arterial walls while both the atria and the ventricles relax.
4. The amount of force blood places on the arterial walls while both the atria and the ventricles contract.
ANS: 1
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