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Jamie is at her annual checkup. As the medical assistant takes Jamie's blood pressure, he remarks that her systolic number is 108. Jamie asks what that number means. How would the medical assistant MOST accurately answer?
A. It represents the force of blood being ejected from the heart
B. It represents the pressure of blood filling your tissues and cells
C. It represents the speed it takes for blood to move throughout your body
D. It represents how much oxygen is in your blood

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A. It represents the force of blood being ejected from the heart.

(The systolic pressure is the peak arterial pressure when the ventricles contract and push blood into the arteries.)