NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -A sphygmomanometer has three parts: a cuff that can be inflated with air, a pressure meter (manometer) for measuring air pressure in the cuff, and. a stethoscope for listening to the sound the blood makes as it flows through the brachial artery (the major artery found in your upper arm).

Detailed explanation-2: -A blood pressure gauge, also referred to as a “sphygmomanometer”, is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow, and a mercury or mechanical manometer to measure the pressure.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word sphygmomanometer is derived from the Greek word ‘sphygmos’ meaning beating of the heart or the pulse and manometer mean the device used for measuring the pressure or tension. This instrument was invented by Samuel Siegfried Karl Ritter von Basch in the year 1881.