Diet, Excersice And Health- Diet and Cholesterol

Question 1

Where to Plaques develop?

Answer 1

The wall of the arteries.

Question 2

A __a__ artery has a ___b___ ___c___ and a space in the middle for blood to pass through.

(Fill in the gaps.)

Answer 2

a) Healthy
b) Stretchy
c) Wall

Question 3

Sometimes, a substance called ___a___ builds up in the ___b___. This is more likely to happen if you have a lot of ___c___ in your blood.

Answer 3

a) Plaque
b) Wall
c) Cholesterol

Question 4

The ___a___ slows down the ___b___ and a ___c___ may form. A part of the ___d___ may break away.

(Fill in the gaps.)

Answer 4

a) Plaque
b) Blood
c) Clot
d) Plaque

Question 5

A) Sometimes, a clot blocks one of the arteries that takes what blood to the heart muscle?

B) What can this cause and why?

Answer 5

A) Oxygenated.

B) A heart attack- the muscle cannot work, so the heart cannot beat properly.

Question 6

Eating saturated fats does what to your blood cholesterol levels?

Answer 6

The blood cholesterol levels rise.

Question 7

What do unsaturated fats seem to do to the blood cholesterol levels?

Answer 7

Lower blood cholesterol levels.

Question 8

What fats are found in animal products?

Answer 8

Saturated.

Question 9

What fats are found in plants?

Answer 9

Unsaturated.

Question 10

Some people’s bodies are better than others at keeping low levels of Cholesterol in their blood. Why is this?

Answer 10

They have inherited this from their parents.

Question 11

A high level of Cholesterol increases the risk of what?

Answer 11

Developing Plaques.