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Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) - ANSWER development of diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels
Cardiovascular diseases - ANSWER 1. Heart valve disorders
2. Heart Attack
3. Stroke
4. Angina
5. Blood vessel diseases
6. Arrhythmias
7. Congenital heart defects
8. Congestive heart failure
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial groups in the
United States. - ANSWER True
How much does heart disease cost the United States each year? - ANSWER $219 Billion
Cardiovascular System (CVS) - ANSWER Consists of the heart and blood vessels (arteries, veins, and
capillaries)
Function of Cardiovascular system - ANSWER To transport blood through the body
Arteries - ANSWER Carry blood away from the heart
Veins - ANSWER Carry blood toward the heart
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Capillaries - ANSWER At the point of gas exchange
If lungs are included, what is the system known as? - ANSWER Cardiorespiratory or Cardiopulmonary
system
Heart - ANSWER Four chambered muscle; pumps deoxygenated blood to lungs and oxygenated blood to
the rest of the body.
Pulmonary Circulation - ANSWER Right side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs
Systemic Circulation - ANSWER Left side of the heart pumps blood through the rest of the body
Systole - ANSWER The contraction of the heart
Diastole - ANSWER The period of relaxation
Blood Pressure - ANSWER Force exerted by the blood on the walls of blood vessels; created by the
pumping action of the heart and the resistance of the blood vessels
Atherosclerosis - ANSWER Condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the inner walls of
the arteries
Stroke or Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - ANSWER Blood supply to the brain is cut off, and brain tissue
subsequently dies
Ischemic stroke - ANSWER Impeded blood supply to the brain caused by a clot obstructing a blood vessel
Hemorrhagic stroke - ANSWER a blood vessel ruptures in the brain