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19 Cards in this Set
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cholesterol |
Too much _____ in the diet can cause the build up of fatty deposits on artery walls. |
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Coronary |
When arteries that supply heart muscle with blood are narrowed or blicked it's ___________ heart disease. |
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blood pressure |
Amount of force the blood exerts on the walls of the arteries |
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Oxygen |
Blood is rich in _______ |
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hypertension |
Another name for high blood pressure |
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heart attack |
Occurs when the flow of blood that supplied the heart is cut off or reduced |
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nitroglycerine |
A medicine that can relieve angina |
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Oxygen |
Blood is rich in _______ |
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1/2 |
Heart and blood vessel ailments are a direct cause of over ___ the deaths in the U.S. |
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Muscle |
The heart is a __________ (Bone? Muscle?) |
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angina |
Temporary chest pain casued from lack of oxygen to the heart muscle. |
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left |
The ______ side of your heart receives blood full of oxygen from the lungs |
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atherosclerosis |
____________ is responsible for angina and heart attacks. |
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TO the heart |
A vein carries blood ____ (direction) |
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fatty tissue |
Atherosclerosis is caused by a bulid up of ________ ______ on the inside of arteries. |
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murmur |
An unusual sound produced by blood passing thorugh the valves and chambers of the heart. |
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congenital |
A _________ heart disease is the failure of the heart to form normally before birth. |
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Away from the heart |
An artery carries blood (which direction?) |
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stroke |
Blood supply blocked to the brain can cause _________
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