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Hypertension |
can be described as high blood pressure due to lack of exercise, stress, and fatigue |
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Circulatory System |
carries oxygen and nutrients to the body cells and carries waste and carbon dioxide away from the body cells |
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Atriums |
Pump blood to the ventricles |
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Exercise & Diet |
Two ways to prevent heart disease |
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Atherosclerosis |
Condition where arteries become clogged. It reduces the diameter of arteries and causes arteries to lose elasticity. |
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Open Circulatory System |
-Does not have blood vessels -Organism must be moving to push blood towards heart -Has a heart |
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Closed circulatory System |
-Has blood vessels -All vessels are connected -Has a heart |
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Blood Vessels |
Arteries, Capillaries, Veins |
