Why doesn't our blood pressure go to zero when the heart isn't forcefully pushing blood into circulation?

Blood pressure is the force that is put against your blood vessel walls. Even if your heart stops, you still have blood in your veins. You therefore have at least some blood pressure, because your blood pushes against the vessel walls.

If your vessels are stretchy, you will have a low diastolic blood pressure, because the vessels are larger (imagine filling a tiny water balloon with 1 cup of water vs. a huge one with 1 cup of water. Which one has more pressure?) If you have ateriosclerosis, your vessels are like the small water balloon, not expanding to accommodate blood. Therefore, their diastolic BP is higher.

Okupskcm 57 months ago.

Well, it goes to zero when the heart stops pumping. DanZee 63 months ago.

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