Atherosclerosis Infomation

Question 1

What is a aneursym

Answer 1

a weakened, buldging area of artery wall that results from a build up behind a blockage caused by plaques

Question 2

What is angina

Answer 2

plaque builds up and reduce the blood flow to the cardiac muscle through the cornonaruy atery

Question 3

How does a heart attack form

Answer 3

one of the branches of the coronary artery becomes blocked and part of the heart muscle is permanently starved of oxygen

Question 4

How is a stroke caused

Answer 4

interuption to the normal blood supply to an area of the brain

due to bleeding cpilaries or a blockage cutting of blood supply to the brain

Question 5

Describe how three factors, other than increased blood pressure, can increase
the risk of atherosclerosis.

Answer 5

smoking damages arteries lining

lack of exercise / high fat diet (leads to obesity)

inherited alleles from parents who had cvd