2.4 blood pressure and and heart disease

Question 1

is your circulatory system similar to a baloon or a fan? and how?

Answer 1

a bloon. your heart pumps blood into the heart every time it beats

instead of blowing air into it

Question 2

what do your heartbetas force, and to do what?

Answer 2

your blood, force out of the heart into atreries under pressure

Question 3

what is your blood pressure?

Answer 3

the pressure put on the walls of your arteries by the blood

Question 4

where is the blood pressure heighest, and where lowest?

Answer 4

highest: arteries
lowest: veins

Question 5

where can you feel the pulse of your heartbeat?

Answer 5

side of your neck, or inside of your wrist

Question 6

where do doctors measure your blood?

and what’s it called

Answer 6

at a large artery in your arm called brachial artery)

Question 7

what are blood measurments expressed in?

Answer 7

millimiters of mercury, and in two numbers.

mm of mercury = mmHg

example of 2 numbers: 120 over 80

Question 8

what is the first number in the blood pressure measurment expression called? and what does it mean?

Answer 8

systole = the pressure when the ventricles contract and blood is pushed away from the heart

Question 9

what is the second number in the blood pressure measurment expression called? and what does it mean?

Answer 9

diastole = lowered pressure caused when the ventricles relax and fill up with new blood

Question 10

does blood pressure stay the same at all time? according to what does it change?

Answer 10

no. it changes to meet your body’s needs

Question 11

when does your blood pressure go up? and when does it go down again to normal level?

Answer 11

up: active, angry, scared, stressed

normal: calm, at rest

Question 12

what’s the “name” if blood pressure remains high?

Answer 12

hypertension

Question 13

why is hypertension bad?

Answer 13

the heart must work harder to keep the blood flowing which places an extra strain on it

strain - מאמץ

Question 14

what can hypertension lead to?

Answer 14

heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease, stroke

Question 15

when does a stroke occur?

stroke = שָׁבָץ

Answer 15

when one of the arteries that transport blood to the brain is blocked or ruptured.

ruptured = נקרע

Question 16

what is one cause of hypertension?

Answer 16

atherosclerosis

atherosclerosis = טרשת עורקים

Question 17

what is atherosclerosis?

Answer 17

a condition in which fatty materials comming from fried and greasy food are deposited on the inside walls of the arteries.

Question 18

where can the build up fat occur?

the build up fat from the condition atherosclerosis

Answer 18

in any artery in the body, but deposits in the coronary arteries are espeicially dangerous

Question 19

what happens when there’s a clogged artery?

Answer 19

increase of the blood pressure inside it.

Question 20

what happens when fatty deposits completely block the artery?

Answer 20

the blood flow stops

Question 21

what happens when the coronary circulation is blocked, and what can it result?

Answer 21

part of your cardiac tissue and stop functioning properly, potentitally resulting a heart attack m

Question 22

how is a plaque fromed?

plaque = רובד

Answer 22

when the fatty deposits inside an artery become stiif and hard

fatty deposits = המשקעים השומניים

Question 23

what does a plaque cause?

Answer 23

the artery loses its elasticity and is no longer able to expand with the rhythm of the heartbeat. it can also burst. this is the cause of a stroke.

Question 24

what are factors that increase the chance of getting heart disease are?

Answer 24

a poor diet (too salty and fatty), smoking, lack of regular exericses, stress and age.

Question 25

what is a cardiac arrest?

Answer 25

when a person’s heart stops beating

Question 26

how can somebody’s life be saved from a cardiac arrest?

Answer 26

if an AED is close by. .

Question 27

how does the AED save lives?

Answer 27

gives an electircal shock in ordee to get the heart beating again.