PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -To measure blood pressure, your doctor uses an instrument call a sphygmomanometer, which is more often referred to as a blood pressure cuff. The cuff is wrapped around your upper arm and inflated to stop the flow of blood in your artery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) because the first instrument used to measure it was a mercury column. When a sphygmomanometer is used, a person sits with legs uncrossed and back supported.

Detailed explanation-3: -A sphygmomanometer is used to measure Blood Pressure.