the heart

Question 1

where are heart valves found

Answer 1

between the atriums and ventricles

Question 2

what is the function of heart valves

Answer 2

to prevent backflow of blood

Question 3

mechanical valves advantages and disadvantages

Answer 3

made from metal
+ they last a lifetime
- you have to take medicine for life

Question 4

biological valves advantages and disadvantages

Answer 4

made from pigs/cows (animals)
+ no medicine
- only last for approx 12-15 years

Question 5

stent and statins

Answer 5

stent - metal mesh placed in artery, tiny balloon to open blood vessel
statin - drug that reduces the amount of bad cholesterol in your blood, reduces risks of strokes and heart attacks

Question 6

pacemakers

Answer 6

controls the basic rhythm of your heart, in the right atrium

Question 7

the heart system

Answer 7

blood enters the right atrium at the vena cava and the left at pulmonary vein then moves down to the ventricles and then exits at the right at the pulminary artery and left at the aorta