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Assertion :Blood pressure is arterial blood pressure. Reason: Blood pressure is measured by sphygmomanometer.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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Solution

The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
Blood pressure is actually the arterial blood pressure, generally measured from the left brachial artery. The blood pressure is measured by the instrument called as the sphygmomanometer which was invented by Karot Koff (1905). Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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