Heart Basics
This is the main job of the heart.
what is pumping blood
This type of food group (like spinach and carrots) helps protect your heart
What are vegetables?
High blood pressure is also called this.
What is hypertension?
This common symptom of a heart attack feels like pressure or squeezing>
What is chest pain?
The heart is about the size of this.
What is a fist?
The human heart has how many chambers?
What is four?
Adults should aim for these many minutes of moderate activity a week.
What is 150 mininutes?
This condition involves too much sugar in the blood and raises heart risk.
What is diabetes?
Shortness of this can be a warning sign.
What is breath?
The heart pumps about this many gallons of blood per day(approx.)
What is 2,000?
This side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs
what is the right side?
This habit greatly increases heart disease risk and should be avoided.
What is smoking?
Being physically inactive increases the risk for heart disease.
What is obesity?
Pain during a heart attack may spread to this upper body part.
What is the arm?
This organ system includes the heart and blood vessels.
What is the circulatory system?
This is the average resting heart rate range for adults
What is 60-100 beats per minute?
This mineral, when eaten in lower amounts, helps control blood pressure.
What is sodium?
This number measures the force of blood against artery walls.
What is blood pressure?
This symptom includes feeling sick to your stomach during a heart attack.
What is nausea?
These vessels carry blood back to the heart.
What are veins?
These vessels carry blood away from the heart
What are ateries?
This type of fat (found in olive oil and nuts) is considered heart healthy.
What are unsaturated fats?
This "silent" condition involves high levels of fat in the blood.
What is cholesterol?
If someone may be having a heart attack, you should call this number in the U.S.
What is 911?
These arteries supply blood directly to the heart muscle.
What are coronary arteries?