Question

In a healthy adult man the normal diastolic pressure is:

• A. 80 mm Hg
• B. 90 mm Hg
• C. 100 mm Hg
• D. 120 mm Hg

Answer 1

The correct option is A

80 mm Hg

The diastolic blood pressure number or the bottom number indicates the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats. A normal diastolic blood pressure number is 80 or less.