Hager exsc Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Difference between CVD and CHD - CVD: includes heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, heart failure, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy, peripheral artery disease CHD: When atherosclerosis blocks a coronary vessel it is called CHD, the major form of CVD Heart pumps how many times in a normal lifetime? - 3 billion times Heart pumps how many gallons of blood in a lifetime? - 42 million gallons An American dies every________seconds from CVD - 34 seconds ____of 10 coffins in...

Stress that is exhilarating and personally fulfilling is called ________. - eustress The fight-or-flight response is the term given to the response of the division of the autonomic nervous system called the ________. - sympathetic nervous system Cortisol, the main glucocorticoid in the body, is known as the - stress hormone The allostatic load is a fairly recent discovery that describes how chronic stress ________. - can damage the individual A depressed mood, sickness, and stress all shar...

EXSC 221 Hager Final Questions with Complete Solutions.

EXSC 221 Hager Final Questions with Complete Solutions

What is the pressure in the arteries called when the heart is in ventricular contraction? - Systolic blood pressure What is the pressure in the arteries called when the heart is resting between beats? - diastolic blood pressure What is the threshold for diagnosed hypertension ____/____ milligrams of Hg (Old guidelines)? - 140/90 - 159/99 old stage one hypertension 130/80 - 139/89 new stage one hypertension Anything greater than 160/100 old stage two hypertension Anything greater than 140...

Thoughts and feelings affect how the cells function according to? a. biology b. chemistry c. neurology d. psychoneuroimmunolgoy e. psychology - Answer-Psychoneuroimmunology Immateralism claims that the reality of human life is a. not matter b. none of these c. the mind and the body d. agnostic e. only the body - Answer-Not matter Materalism claims that the reality of human life is a. the body, mind and spirit b. agnositc c. only the body d. the mind and the body e. not matter - ...

Stress that is exhilarating and personally fulfilling is called ________. - Answer-eustress The fight-or-flight response is the term given to the response of the division of the autonomic nervous system called the______. - Answer-sympathetic nervous system Cortisol, the main glucocorticoid in the body, is known as the - Answer-stress hormone The allostatic load is a fairly recent discovery that describes how chronic stress ________. - Answer-Can damage the individual A depressed mood, sick...

What affect does exercise have on blood pressure? - Answer-Lowers it for hypertensive people and normal-tensive people. What would be the results of reducing Sodium consumption to 2300 mg a day? - Answer-There would be an 11.1 million case reduction of Hypertension. Autoimmune disease, patches of non-pigmented skin is what disease? - Answer-Vitiligo T or F: MS is directly Inherited - Answer-FALSE What is MS? - Answer-Degeneration of the myelin sheath, which is the outside covering of the n...

Remember - 80% of disease is contributed to lifestyle factors What is considered the second brain? - Enteric Nervous system (??) Materialism - I am only my body Immaterialsim - I am only my mind Holism - I am my mind and my body Wellness - A state of being that maximizes quality of life. Internal harmony, optimial energy and aliveness. Complete physical, mental, and socail well being Remember - Physical, mental, social, and emotional are dimensions of the whole person, while "wellness...

What is blood pressure, systolic vs diastolic? - Answer-Heart contract- systolic Heart resting- diastolic What are the classifications for blood pressure risk? - Answer-Normal: <120/<80 Prehypertensive: 120-139/80-89 Stage 1: 140-159/90-99 Stage 2: >160/>100 What is the effect of exercise on blood pressure? - Answer-When you exercise systolic increases, and diastolic remains the same. AFTER exercise systolic goes BELOW resting blood pressure levels In Panama, what ancient civ...