Chapter 11- Cardiovascular Health

Question 1

CVD develops ___years earlier in ______ people

Answer 1

6; sedentary

Question 2

CVD is

Answer 2

various disease of the heart and blood vessels

Question 3

CVD affects___ million americans and is ____________ in the US

Answer 3

80 million and leading cause of death

Question 4

CVD death every _____ seconds

Answer 4

37 Seconds

Question 5

CVD is caused by_____

Answer 5

lifestyle- so the risks can be reduced

Question 6

Major Risk Factors- CAN BE CHANGED

Answer 6

Tabacco Use
high blood pressure
Unhealthy Cholestorol levels 
Physical inactivity 
obesity 
diabetes

Question 7

Major risk factors that CANNOT be changed

Answer 7

heredity
aging
being male
ethnicity

Question 8

Tobacco Use

Answer 8

1 in 5 deaths from CVD is contributed to smoking

• damages lining of arteries
• reduces HDL
• Increases LDL
• Increases blood pressure and heart rate
• causes blood clotting

Question 9

High Blood Pressure

Answer 9

BP is the force exerted by the blood on the walls of blood vessels

Question 10

normal blood pressure

Answer 10

120/80

Question 11

prehypertension

Answer 11

120-139/80-89

Question 12

hypertension

Answer 12

greater than 140/90

Question 13

Stage one hypertension

stage 2 hypertension

Answer 13

1: 140-159/ 90-99
2: greater than 160/100

Question 14

What is wrong with HBP

Answer 14

• Known as the silent killer
• Damages vital organs
• Scars and hardens the arteries
• weakens the heart

Question 15

Controlling BP

Answer 15

Weight reduction
physical activity 
healthy diet
alcohol consumption
sodium restriction helps

Question 16

Cholesterol

Answer 16

fatty wax like substance that circulates through the blood stream

• body needs it to live
• excess cholesterol can clog arteries and increase risk of CVD
• Liver manufactures cholesterol we obtain from food

Question 17

Good Vs Bad Cholesterol

Answer 17

HDL- high density lipoprotiens - Removes plaque

LDL- Causes plaque

Question 18

How to improve Cholesterol levels

Answer 18

Physical Activity
eat more whole foods
increase fiber

Question 19

how to calculate your BMI?

Answer 19

Weight (kg)/ Height(m))^2= BMI

1kg=2.2 lbs
1in= 2.54 cm

Question 20

Diabetes

Answer 20

glucose metabolism is disrupted, causing a buildup of glucose in the bloodstream

Question 21

Type 1

Answer 21

The body cannot produce insulin and glucose stays in the blood, where it damages all of the organ systems

AKA insulin dependent
juviniel onset diabetes

Question 22

Type 2

Answer 22

body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore it
environmental triggers
can be controlled with diet and exercise

Question 23

Major Risk Factors we CANNOT affect

Answer 23

heredity
aging
being male
ethnicity

Question 24

Major Risk Factors we CAN affect

Answer 24

High Triglyceride levels- blood fats
psychological and social factors
alcohol and drug use

Question 25

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 25

thickening of the arterial walls
restriction of the blood flow
result of time

Question 26

Atherosclerosis

Answer 26

buildup of plaques

causes restriction of blood flow

Question 27

______ americans have a heart attack each year

Answer 27

600,000

Question 28

Heart Attack

Answer 28

myocardial infarction, damage to, or death of the heart muscle resulting from the failure of the coronary arteries

Question 29

Angina Pectoris

Answer 29

Heart muscle does not receive enough blood

severe pain in chest

Question 30

Sudden Cardiac Death

Answer 30

Ventricular fibrillation

uncoordinated contraction of the heart

Question 31

stroke

Answer 31

occurs when the blood supply to the brain is cut off
cause by a blood clot that blocks an artery or by a ruptured blood vessel

FACE
Face 
Arm 
Speech
Time

Question 32

Congestive Heart Failure

Answer 32

When the heart cannot maintain its regular pumping rate and force
-fluid begins to back up