Disorders of the Transport System

Question 1

Disorders of the transport system

Answer 1

hypertension, blockage, narrowing, anemia, leukemia

Question 2

hypertension

Answer 2

elevated arterial BP

causes: stress, diet, hereditary, smoking [nicotine], and old age

result: damage to artery lining and cardiac weakness

Question 3

Blockage (coronary thrombosis)

Answer 3

heart attack

causes: cardiac O2 deprivation

result: cardiac cell death

Question 4

Narrowing (coronary artery)

Answer 4

Angina Pectoris (chest pain)

causes: temporary O2 shortage to cardiac cell muscle

result: intense pain in the chest along with the left arm and shoulder

Question 5

Anemia (low RBC count)

Answer 5

O2 carrying insufficiency

causes: decrease RBC; hemoglobin; iron in diet

result: tire easily and decrease in energy

Question 6

Leukemia

Answer 6

WBC cancer

causes: massive production of WBC w/in bone marrow