Shape of My Heart
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Give Your Heart a Break
My Heart Will Go On
The Heart Wants What It Wants
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These two upper chambers of the heart receive blood.
What are the left and right atria?
- Divided by the interatrial septum
- Are the receiving chambers where all blood enters the heart from the pulmonary veins and inferior and superior vena cava
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Chest pain that can be treated with aspirin.
What is angina?
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This procedure is performed to open the coronary artery when it begins to narrow and prevents blood flow from being efficient to the heart.
What is angioplasty?
- A catheter with a balloon end is placed inside an artery and guided to the heart to be inflated, opening the blocked vessel and restoring blood flow to the heart.
- A wire mesh tube called a stent may be placed there to prevent the artery from narrowing again.
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This is done prior to exercise in order to help prevent injury during a workout.
What is a warm-up?
- A gradual increase in physical activity intensity such as joint mobility exercise, stretching, or light jogging
- Light jogging before running or playing a high-intensity sport can increase heart rate.
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This is the age of the youngest person to get heart surgery.
What is one minute old?
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This is the middle layer of the heart.
What is the myocardium?
- The thickest of the heart’s three layers
- The epicardium is the external layer of the heart
- The endocardium is the inner lining of the heart
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This type of peripheral vascular disease causes narrowing of vessels that carry blood to different parts of the body.
What is peripheral artery disease?
200
This type of medication is most commonly used to treat deep vein thrombosis.
What is an anticoagulant?
- Medications such as warfarin break apart blood clots and prevent current blood clots from becoming larger and worse
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This form of aerobic exercise is much better on your joints than running and still can give you a full-body exercise.
What is swimming?
- Trains the body to use oxygen more efficiently, with a resulting decreased resting heart rate and breathing rate.
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The average man's heart weighs this many ounces.
What is 10?
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DAILY DOUBLE
These parts of the heart discharge blood.
What are the ventricles?
- Divided by the interventricular septum
- The ventricles discharge blood into the pulmonary artery and aorta
- The left ventricle is the largest chamber of the heart
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This is what you call an increase in cholesterol and other fatty substance levels in the blood.
What is hyperlipidemia?
300
One of the types of foods that should be reduced from your diet to control weight and blood pressure.
What are saturated fats, cholesterol, sodium, and added sugar?
300
This type of exercise is best for the heart?
What is aerobic exercise?
- Increase in heart rate and breathing during the exercise.
- Recommended at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week
300
The circulatory system can stretch this many times around the Earth.
What are two and a half times?
400
This is the name for the lower tip of the heart.
What is the apex?
400
Crossing your legs can cause one of these in your thighs.
What is a deep vein thrombosis?
400
This handheld device speaks to you as you operate it to stop the heart momentarily.
What is an Automated External Defibrillator?
- A lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart in order to stop an irregular heartbeat and restore it to a normal rhythm
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This form of exercise for the heart is often overlooked since it is done every day.
What is walking?
- Walking keeps your heart pumping, delivering blood and oxygen to your muscles!
- Lowers heart attack risk, LDL bad cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and makes you happy.
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The human blood retains a link to this salt- and mineral-filled body of water.
What is the Cambrian Sea?
500
This is the double-walled membranous sac enclosing the heart.
What is the pericardium (pericardial sac)?
- The 2 layers are:
- Parietal pericardium = surrounds and protects the heart
- Visceral pericardium = inner layer that forms the outer layer of the heart (aka epicardium)
- The 2 layers are separated by pericardial fluid which prevents friction
500
This is when the heart becomes enlarged and pumps weaker.
What is dilated cardiomyopathy?
500
This is one method that a doctor can recommend to their patient to treat hypotension.
What is increasing sodium intake?
- Usually, excess sodium can lead to heart failure, but in people with low blood pressure, sodium can raise blood pressure positively.
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This form of Latin-inspired dance became a popular workout for people of all ages.
What is Zumba?
- Based on salsa, flamenco, merengue, and other beats from Latin-America
- Interval workout that increases heart rate and cardio endurance
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This animal has the fastest heartbeat at 1,200 beats per minute.
What is the American pigmy shrew?