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Cardiovascular Disease

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main purpose of the heart is to pump blood throughout the body.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Blood is only pumped to a few major parts of the body.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The way you treat your body does not have an effect on how your heart works.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Shelley has diabetes. She is not at risk of developing heart disease.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

High cholesterol can increase your risk of developing heart disease because of the

a)

pressure

b)

plaque

c)

diabetes

d)

obesity

6.

Smoking increases your risk of heart diseases because it causes

a)

obesity

b)

diabetes

c)

blood vessel damage

d)

increases HDL

7.

Which of the following blood vessels carries blood back to the heart (returns the blood)?

a)

veins

b)

arteries

8.

Which blood vessel carries oxygen rich blood

a)

veins

b)

arteries

9.

Which blood vessels takes blood away from the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

10.

Plaque is made up of

a)

cholesterol

b)

calcium

c)

other minerals

d)

all of the above

11.

Which type of cholesterol do we need to decrease to be healthier?

a)

LDL

b)

HDL

12.

Cholesterol is made naturally by our bodies?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Cholesterol is bad and has no important function in the body?

a)

True

b)

False