Blood Pressurre
The Blood Vessel that carries oxygen rich blood away from the heart
What are arteries?
These were the types of diseases that lead to death in the 1900s
What are communicable diseases?
These prevent the backflow of blood in the heart
What are valves?
The two locations you can feel your pulse
What are radial and carotid (wrist and neck)?
The 2 types of hypertension
What are essential and secondary?
The blood vessels that carry oxygen poor blood towards the hear
What are veins?
The leading cause of death in US Adults
What is heart disease?
The wall that divides the left and right sides of the heart
What is the septum?
The number of chambers in the heart
What are four?
The last resort to treat high blood pressure
What is medication?
The blood vessel that gas exchange occurs
What are capillaries?
These diseases are Long in Duration, Often Disabling, Not contagious, and Usually develops later in life
What are chronic diseases?
The biggest vein in the body
The average range for pulse rate
What is 60 to 100 bpm?
Normal Blood Pressure
What is 120/80?
The blood vessels that supply the myocardium with oxygen rich blood
The leading cause of death for US residents 15-24 years old
What are unintentional injuries (Accidents)?
The biggest artery in the body
What is the aorta?
F. A. S. T.
What is Face, arms, speech and time?
The medical device that measures blood pressure
What is a Sphygmomanometer?
The blood vessels that moves the blood from the heart to the lungs and from the lungs back to the heart
What are the pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein?
Antibiotics, Better Health Care, Modern sanitation, Immunizations, and Education
What are reasons why communicable diseases are not leading causes of death today?
Irregular heart rate
The reason we refer to the "Left" side of the heart as the right side of the heart
What is anatomical position?