Week 4

Question 1

What does the cardio vascular system transport?

Answer 1

Gasses (oxygen)
Nutrients
Waste
Hormones

Question 2

Cardiovascular diseases?

Answer 2

Coronary heart disease
Peripheral vascular disease
stroke
Hypertension

Question 3

risk factors for cardiovas diseases?

Answer 3

High blood pressure
High cholestrol
Obesity
Physical inactivity
Poor diet
Smoking/alcohol

Question 4

Absolute diease risk?

Answer 4

risk of developing a disease over a period of time

Question 5

acute myocardial infarction (ami) heart attack?

Answer 5

An interruption of blood flow to the heart muscle causing heart cells to die

Question 6

Angina?

Answer 6

Chest pain caused by a decreased flow to the heart usually caused by coronary heart disease

Question 7

Auscultation of heart rate?

Answer 7

listening to heart beat with a stethoscope

Question 8

Arterial pressure?

Answer 8

Pressure waves generated by election of blood from the heart

Question 9

Blood pressure?

Answer 9

force distending the arterial walls

Question 10

Dyslipidaemia?

Answer 10

Abnormal levels of blood fats (lipids) or liproteins the carriers that move fat

Question 11

Hypertension?

Answer 11

Causes constriction of peripheral arteries so that blood flow is hindered, increasing workload of the heart