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Course: How does the human body work? - Class 11 > Unit 3
Lesson 3: Regulation and disordersHigh blood pressure
What is high blood pressure? Why is it bad? Created by Khadijatul Qubra.
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- why are we measuring the pressure only in the arteries? though low, don't veins have a pressure exerted on their walls too?(1 vote)
- I think it is because she is talking about hypertension, this affects mainly arteries. Also veins are thinner then arteries so their pressure is usually lower.(1 vote)