Systolic pressure is higher than diastolic pressure because
ANSWERS:
(a) Arteries are contracting during systole
(b) Blood is pumped with a pressure in the arteries by the heart during systole but not during diastole.
(c) Arteries resist during systole only.
(d) Volume of blood is higher in systole than that of diastole in the heart
EXPLANATION:(b)
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