Heart
Name the upper chambers of the heart.
Right atrium and left atrium.
Which type of blood vessel contains valves?
Veins
What do we call the blood vessels that provide heart muscles with nutrients and oxygen?
Coronary arteries
What chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood?
Left ventricle
What is the name of the blood vessel that takes deoxygenated blood away from the heart?
Pulmonary artery
Why does the heart muscle need to be supplied with oxygen when its filled with blood all the time?
For respiration (breaking down glucose in muscle cells to produce energy for contraction of the muscle)
Name the muscular wall that separates the right side of the heart from the left side.
Septum
Name a tissue in which capillaries are present.
Muscle
Skin
Nerve
What is the type of fat that causes blockage in coronary srteries?
Cholesterol
What is the type of muscle that makes of the heart?
Cardiac muscle
What does the hepatic vein do?
Takes deoxygenated blood away from the liver.
What is the piled up cholesterol in the coronary arteries called?
Plaque
What is the name of the valves located between the upper and lower chambers of the heart?
Atrioventricular valves
The presence of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in arteries helps them withstand the high blood pressure.
Elastic fiber
How does stress cause coronary heart disease?
When under stress, hormones produced can increase blood pressure that increase the chance of coronary artery blockage.