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Learn about Blood Pressure
What is blood pressure?
Blood pressure is the force that blood exerts upon the walls of the blood vessels or chambers of the heart. (1)
What can help maintain blood pressure?
As a medication, norepinephrine is used to increase and maintain blood pressure in limited, short-term serious health situations. (2)
adrenal glands
Resources
1. https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anatomy_and_Physiology/Human_Anatomy_(OERI)/18%3A_Cardiovascular_System_-_Blood_Vessels_and_Circulation/18.02%3A_Structure_and_Function_of_Blood_Vessels
2. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22610-norepinephrine-noradrenaline
