Think of your heart as a muscular pump about the size of your fist. It beats about seventy times a minute. The heart pumps five litres (8 pints) of blood around the body every minute. Blood pressure is created by the heart's constant pumping of blood around the body and the resistance of the smaller blood vessels through which the blood has to flow. This pressure is essential for delivering oxygen and nutrition to the major organs which are necessary for life.
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