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12 Cards in this Set
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Thrombosis
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Red blood cells accumulate in hardened artery to prevent internal bleeding and cause a blood clot. Can cause heart attack if in heart artery.
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Monounsaturated Fat
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Somewhere in carbon chain has double bonds.
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Polyunsaturated fat
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Somewhere in carbon chain has more than one double bond. Worse than mono, better than saturated.
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Free radicals
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Oxygen missing an electron. Go around oxidizing things (like LDL
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Homocystine
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An amino acid. High levels are a good indicator that you have a higher risk of developing atherosclerosis.
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homocysteneuria
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means you have high blood homocysteine resulting in rapid development of atherosclerosis
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calorie
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Amount of heat required to raise 1 cc of water 1 degree centigrade
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joule
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Amount of work done by a force of 1 newton acting over a distance of one meter.
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RQ
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Amount of CO2 blown off/Amount of Oxygen taken in.
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calorie
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Amount of heat required to raise 1 cc of water 1 degree centigrade
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joule
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Amount of work done by a force of 1 newton acting over a distance of one meter.
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RQ
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Amount of CO2 blown off/Amount of Oxygen taken in.
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