Unit 6: Lifestyle Disease

Question 1

What is a vein?

Answer 1

A blood vessel that returns blood to the heart; thinner walls than arteries

Question 2

Distinguish HDL and LDL

Answer 2

HDL- high density lipoproteins, substances in the blood that transport cholesterol to the heart

LDL- low density lipoproteins, substances in the blood deposit cholesterol in body cells

Question 3

What is an Aneurysm?

Answer 3

A weakened area of a blood vessel

Question 4

Distinguish between Benign and Malignant

Answer 4

Benign- a non cancerous tumor

Malignant- cancerous tumor

Question 5

Define Heart Attack

Answer 5

The death of cardiac muscle caused by a lack of blood flow to the heart

Question 6

What is an Artery?

Answer 6

A blood vessel that carried blood away from the heart

Question 7

Define Atherosclerosis

Answer 7

Disease in which fat is deposited in artery walls which narrows the arteries and increases blood pressure

Question 8

What is a Stroke?

Answer 8

Blocked or broken blood vessel in the brain that may result in disability, paralysis, or death

Question 9

What are Coronary Arteries?

Answer 9

They supply nutrients and oxygen to the heart muscle