Atherosclerosis is a condition that can be explained by integrating various concepts from Biology, Physics and Sociology.Biology allows us to understand the effects of this disease on the circulatory system. Physics incorporates Poiseuille’s law in order to explain the three key factors in blood circulation which are blood flow, resistance and the flow rate. Lifestyle and Culture are sociological factors that can influence how the disease takes a toll on an individual.
Atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular disease whereby the arteries harden as a result of fatty deposits also known as plaque.Ather\o prefix meaning yellowish, fatty plaque and -sclerosis suffix meaning hardening. (Tsutsumi, n.d.).One of the main contributing factors towards this disease is high levels of cholesterol. The fatty deposit, plaque, grows steadily including both fibrous connective tissues. As the plaque accumulates, the walls of the arteries thicken and stiffen, and the obstruction of these …show more content…
In other words, “risk factors for atherosclerosis include factors that raise blood cholesterol levels.” (Johnson, 2014, p. 199).These risk factors are better explained by sociology. Culture can be defined as the total ways of a particular group defined by their cuisine and social habits (Gibert, Selikow & Walker, 2009, pp. 76-77).In applying this definition you can apply it to the risk factors for atherosclerosis. A sedentary lifestyle is one of the risk factors; people in a particular culture might lead lifestyles that fit into the sedentary lifestyle criteria as they are following certain social habits that are normal for that culture. These people are more at risk for high levels of cholesterol in their blood. The same goes for high-fat diets, certain foods are eaten more often in some cultures than others, this means that these people are at more of a risk for high cholesterol. Looking at these
Atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular disease whereby the arteries harden as a result of fatty deposits also known as plaque.Ather\o prefix meaning yellowish, fatty plaque and -sclerosis suffix meaning hardening. (Tsutsumi, n.d.).One of the main contributing factors towards this disease is high levels of cholesterol. The fatty deposit, plaque, grows steadily including both fibrous connective tissues. As the plaque accumulates, the walls of the arteries thicken and stiffen, and the obstruction of these …show more content…
In other words, “risk factors for atherosclerosis include factors that raise blood cholesterol levels.” (Johnson, 2014, p. 199).These risk factors are better explained by sociology. Culture can be defined as the total ways of a particular group defined by their cuisine and social habits (Gibert, Selikow & Walker, 2009, pp. 76-77).In applying this definition you can apply it to the risk factors for atherosclerosis. A sedentary lifestyle is one of the risk factors; people in a particular culture might lead lifestyles that fit into the sedentary lifestyle criteria as they are following certain social habits that are normal for that culture. These people are more at risk for high levels of cholesterol in their blood. The same goes for high-fat diets, certain foods are eaten more often in some cultures than others, this means that these people are at more of a risk for high cholesterol. Looking at these