When rested, why is blood pressure so consistently 120 over 80?

Subject: When rested, why is blood pressure so consistently 120 over 80?

Date: Mon Jan 10 23:56:41 2005
Posted by Tom
Grade level: grad (science) School: No school entered.
City: Durham State/Province: NC Country: USA
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 1105423001.Me

Message:


What is the magic of these values and not others?  And why does this not 
change with the size of a person or whether they are on a mountain top or 
under water?

Re: When rested, why is blood pressure so consistently 120 over 80?

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