Blood pressure in the dead (i.e., when hea is not beating) is:
Beating of the hea causes the pressure in the aeries and aerioles, which allows the blood to flow through the tissues, in spite of the tissue pressure surrounding the vessels. When hea stops beating, the pressure in the vessels will equilibrate with the tissue pressure - about 6-7 mm Hg.
Zero
6-7 mm Hg
20 mm Hg
40 mm Hg
Circulation