A nurse is using a stethoscope and blood pressure cuff to manually measure a client's blood pressure. The nurse knows that which of the following facts related to blood flow underlies the ability to hear blood pressure by auscultation (listening) ?
A) The force of blood with each cardiac contraction produces friction on vessel walls that can be heard and felt.
B) The movement of smooth muscle surrounding vessels produces noise that is audible by a stethoscope.
C) Turbulent flow of blood during systole produces sound while laminar flow during diastole is silent.
D) Pressure pulsation that exceeds the velocity of blood flow is audible and coincides with systolic BP.
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