Circulation and Coronary Heart Disease

Question 1

What is Coronary Heart Disease?

Answer 1

When the Coronary arteries that supply blood to the muscle of the heart get blocked by layers of fatty material building up

Question 2

What is the main problem with Coronary Hear Disease?

Answer 2

The arteries become narrow
Blood flow is restricted
lack of oxygen to the heart muscle

Question 3

What can Coronary Heart Disease lead to?

Answer 3

A heart attack

Question 4

What can saturated fat do?

Answer 4

Having a diet in Saturated fat can lead to fatty deposits forming inside the arteries
This can cause coronary heart disease

Question 5

what is a main risk factor for coronary heart disease?

Why?

Answer 5

SMOKING
increases blood pressure causing damage to the inside of coronary arteries
Chemicals in cigarette smoke cause damage increasing the likelihood that fatty deposits will form, narrowing the coronary arteries.

Question 6

what is a risk factor for coronary heart disease?

Why?

Answer 6

Being Inactive
Can lead to high blood pressure causing damage to arteries.
the damage increases chance of the forming of fatty deposits