Question

Which of the following instruments is used to measure blood pressure?

• A. Spectrophotometer
• B. Sphygmomanometer
• C. Urinometer
• D. Haemoglobin meter

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Sphygmomanometer

• The instrument used to measure blood pressure is called a sphygmomanometer, commonly known as a blood pressure cuff.

• A sphygmomanometer consists of an inflatable cuff, a measuring unit (the mercury manometer, or aneroid gauge), and a mechanism for inflation which may be a manually operated bulb and valve or a pump operated electrically.