Diastolic blood pressure represents ________
A) the lowest pressure during ventricular diastole when the artery recoils no farther
B) the expansion and recoil of the artery walls
C) the electrical activity in the heart
D) the force exerted by the left ventricle as blood is pumped into the aorta
A
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