What is considered a normal blood pressure reading?

What is considered a normal blood pressure reading?

• A. 80/120 mmHg
• B. 100/60 mmHg
• C. 140/90 mmHg
• D. 120/80 mmHg

Answer: (D)

Normal blood pressure is a combination of the pressure when the heart beats (systolic) and when the heart rests (diastolic). A typical normal reading is about 120 systolic over 80 diastolic, written as 120/80 mmHg. This reflects the heart working within a healthy range: systolic around 120 and diastolic around 80. Readings higher than this—especially if the systolic rises above 130 or the diastolic above 80—signal elevated blood pressure, while readings well below this can be too low for many adults. The other options either show numbers that are too high, too low, or not in the standard pattern, so they aren’t considered normal.

Normal blood pressure is a combination of the pressure when the heart beats (systolic) and when the heart rests (diastolic). A typical normal reading is about 120 systolic over 80 diastolic, written as 120/80 mmHg. This reflects the heart working within a healthy range: systolic around 120 and diastolic around 80. Readings higher than this—especially if the systolic rises above 130 or the diastolic above 80—signal elevated blood pressure, while readings well below this can be too low for many adults. The other options either show numbers that are too high, too low, or not in the standard pattern, so they aren’t considered normal.