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Chapter 48, Problem 7U
When a sphygmomanometer is used,
a. blood pulses through the vein when systolic pressure is greater than the pressure caused by the cuff.
b. pulsing ceases when blood pressure falls below the systolic pressure.
c. blood does not move through the vein when cuff pressure is greater than maximal blood pressure.
d. cuff pressure stops decreasing when it equals systolic pressure.
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