Anatomy
Average amount of blood in an adult.
What is 1.2-1.5 gallons (4.5 and 5.5 liters)?
The leading cause of death in the US
What is heart disease?
The most common type of heart disease
What is coronary artery disease?
The number of chambers and name one
What is 4? (left atrium and right atrium, left and right ventricles)
How often someone dies from heart disease
What is every 33 seconds
Symptoms of heart disease
What is chest pain, shortness of breath, and numbness in limbs?
The number of valves
What is 4? (tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral and aortic)
How often someone has a heart attack.
What is every 40 seconds?
Irregular heartbeats are called
What is arrhythmias?
It controls the rhythm and pace of your heartbeat.
What is the electrical conduction system?
Includes Sinoatrial (SA) node, and Atrioventricular (AV) node
How many people die from heart disease every day
What is 1,905 people?
Tests to diagnose heart disease
What are EKG, MRI, CT, Echocardiogram, Blood tests?
The protective sac surrounds the heart
What is the pericardium?
How many people die worldwide from heart disease
What is 17 million?
True or false: a leaky valve is a type of heart disease
True