Blood Pressure

Can you stand the pressure? In this BrainPOP UK movie, Tim and Moby teach you all about blood pressure and what it means! In this educational, animated movie you’ll learn how blood moves through your body, how the pumping of your heart causes pressure waves begin, and where you can feel them to take your pulse. Find out why there are two different types of blood pressure – systolic and diastolic, what the difference between them is, and what it’s all got to do with your arteries. Find out at what times your blood pressure is usually at its lowest and highest and what can cause it to rise. Discover, too, why some people suffer from hypertension, and the kinds of treatment there are for it from diet and exercise to medication. There’s so much to know - the pressure is on!

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