During a Routine Blood Pressure Measurem Ent, the External Pressure

Multiple Choice

During a routine blood pressure measurem ent, the external pressure imposed on the radial artery is just a little lower than the systolic pressure. Blood squirts through the artery and produces a noise called the

A) First heart sound
B) Second heart sound
C) First Korotkoff sound
D) Bruit
E) Second Korotkoff sound