What do the numbers on the blood pressure monitor mean?

Those numbers measure basically the pressures in your arteries during your cardiac cycle. Your systolic or top number measures the pressure when your heart is beating or contracting. This pushes blood through. The diastolic or bottom number measures the pressure in between beats or while your heart is at rest. Also your blood vessels can also contract or expend depending on the situation like temperature or if your scared, etc. Your pulse measures how many times your heart beats in one minute. For an adult you are looking for a blood pressure of 120/80 and a pulse 60 to 80.