Florida Biology EOC Practice Test

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High blood pressure is also known as what?

Hypertension
Hypotension
Normotension
Pre-hypertension

The correct answer is: Hypertension

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a medical condition in which the force of blood against the walls of arteries is consistently too high. Hypotension (B) is the opposite and refers to low blood pressure. Normotension (C) indicates normal blood pressure levels, and pre-hypertension (D) is a term used to describe blood pressure that is higher than normal but not yet in the range of hypertension.