PHS: Edexcel sB5c Cardiovascular Disease Review

What general term do we use to describe any disease which affects the heart or blood vessels?

(a)  

Which system of the body do all cardiovascular diseases affect?

• circulatory

• nervous

• respiratory

• digestive

Which of these has the greatest effect on the chances of developing a cardiovascular disease?

• genes (inherited)

• lifestyle choices (environment)

What does BMI stand for?

(a)  

How do you calculate BMI?

• $\frac{mass}{height^2}$

• $mass\ \times\ height^2$

• $mass^2\ \times\ height$

• $\frac{mass^2}{height}$

Obesity is usually defined as someone with a BMI above what value?

• 20

• 25

• 30

• 35

Abdominal fat is more closely linked to cardiovascular disease than other types, so what measurement is better than BMI as a predictor of cardiovascular disease?

• waist to hip ratio

• waist size

• waist to height ratio

• mass to waist ration

Smoking can damage the lining of an artery, which then causes a build up of fat, narrowing the artery, eventually leading to a heart attack or stroke

• true

• false

High blood pressure can lead to cardiovascular disease. What could a doctor suggest to lower blood pressure?

• more exercise

• give up smoking

• medicines

• all of the above

What do we call the small mesh tubes that can be inserted into a narrow artery to widen it?

• stent

• mesh tube

• statin

• bypass