Cardiovascular and Respiratory System

A disease or disorder that results from progressive damage to the heart and blood vessels

• cardiovascular disease

• Stroke

• Blood Pressure

• atherosclerosis

A sudden attack of weakness or paralysis that occurs when a blood vessel in the brain bursts or becomes blocked

• blood pressure

• cardiovascular disease

• stroke

• heart attack

The force that blood exerts against the inside walls of a blood vessel

• stroke

• atherosclerosis

• cardiovascular disease

• blood pressure

A disease characterized by the buildup of fatty materials on the inside walls of the arteries.

• atherosclerosis

• blood pressure

• stroke

• cardiovascular disease

Normal blood pressure should be 120/80

• true

• false

Is a tissue that is made up of cells, fluid, and other substances

• blood

• hemoglobin

• white blood cells

• platelets

These are the tubes that carry blood throughout the body

• ventricle

• atrium

• blood vessel

• pacemaker

The organ that pumps the blood through the body

• kidneys

• brain

• heart

• lungs

The oxygen carrying pigment in the red blood cells of the blood.

• platelets

• plasma

• white blood cells

• hemoglobin

The human heart has how many chambers

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4