Atherosclerosis is a leading cause of other cardiovascular disease (CVD) and it happens when arteries become clogged by _______

If a blood clot prevents blood from reaching the brain, we call this a _______

If a blood clot prevents blood from reaching the heart, we call this a ________

Which of the following contains cholesterol?

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

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

Smoking increases your risk of heart diseases because it causes

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS ALSO KNOWN AS

ERYTHROCYTES THAT ARE ABNORMALLY LARGE IN SIZE, BUT INADEQUATE IN NUMBER

HARDENING OR THICKENING OF THE ARTERIAL WALLS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ELASTICITY AND CONTRACTILITY

ABNORMAL, CRESCENT-SHAPED ERYTHROCYTES THAT CARRY LESS OXYGEN, BREAK EASILY, AND BLOCK BLOOD VESSELS

HEART MUSCLES DO NO BEAT ADEQUATELY TO SUPPLY THE BLOOD NEEDS OF THE BODY

INADEQUATE AMOUNT OF IRON TO FORM HEMOGLOBIN IN ERYTHROCYTES

BALLOONING OUT OF THE WALL OF A BLOOD VESSEL

BLOCKAGE IN CORONARY ARTERIES CUTS OFF BLOOD FLOW TO HEART

CAN BE CAUSED BY PROLONGED SITTING, STANDING, OR IMMOBILITY

IF A THROMBUS FORMS IN A VEIN DEEP WITHIN A MUSCLE IT IS KNOWN AS

LACK OF OXYGEN SUPPLY IS KNOWN AS

IF THE HEART STOPS, THIS SHOULD BE DONE IMMEDIATELY

PEOPLE WITH PERNICIOUS ANEMIA CAN NOT ABSORB THIS VITAMIN ADEQUATELY

CRUSHING CHEST PAIN, DYSPNEA, & AN IMPENDING SENSE OF DOOM ARE ALL S/S OF

HYPERTENSION IS A SYSTOLIC PRESSURE OVER _____ AND A DIASTOLIC PRESSURE OVER ______

FEVER, FREQUENT INFECTIONS, BLEEDING GUMS, AND JOINT PAIN ARE ALL S/S OF

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE POSSIBLE TREATMENTS FOR LEUKEMIA