Hypertension is defined as a/an

a. increase in pulse pressure.
b. increase in arterial pressure.
c. decrease in cranial pressure.
d. decrease in carotid pressure.


b. Hypertension is defined as an increase in arterial pressure due to the fact that the amount of blood in the vessel is greater than the space available in the blood vessel.

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