Structure
What are the three main components of the cardiovascular system?
The heart, blood vessels, and blood.
Does the cardiovascular system circulate oxygen and remove carbon dioxide?
Yes
What heart disease reduces or cuts off the blood flow to the heart?
Heart Attack
What nurse assists physicians in diagnosing heart conditions, arranging surgeries and other procedures?
Cardiac or Cardiovascular Nurse
you should exercise a total of ____ minutes to keep the heart pumping and strong.
30
The _________ is the smallest blood vessel. these vessels are very thin to allow gas, nutrient and waste exchange between blood and tissues.
capillaries
The cardiovascular system provides cells with ___________?
Nutrients
What heart disease causes the hearts ability to pump weaker than normal?
Heart failure
What is the difference between an invasive and non-invasive cardiologist?
Non- invasive does not involve invasive procedures on the heart.
You should eat lots of meat to maintain a healthy diet??? True or false, and why??
False, due to the risk of ingesting too much meat and or saturated food can lead to heart problems.
____________ are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Arteries
Does the cardiovascular system remove waste products of metabolism to the excretory organs for disposal?
No
What heart disease makes the heart become abnormally enlarged, thicken, and stiffened?
A. Heart Attack
B. ArrhythmiaC. Cardiomyopathy
C. Cardiomyopathy
__________ perform major operations on hearts, major blood vessels, veins and arteries.
Cardiac surgeon
Eating lots of fruits and vegetables can cause the body to stay _____ and ______.
strong and healthy
The ___________ is a muscular organ in the chest that consists mainly of cardiac muscle and pumps blood through blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions.
Heart
The cardiovascular system helps protect the body from _________ and _________?
Disease and infection
__________is the hardening and narrowing of the coronary arteries?
Coronary Artery Disease
Heart disease cause symptoms such as______, lack of breath, and___________.
Chest pain, Fatigue heart failure
This is used as a noninvasive diagnostic tool to access structure and function within the cardiovascular system.
A- microscope
B- ultrasound
C- computed tomography
b. Ultrasound
What are veins?
Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart.
What is the primary function of the heart and blood vessels?
The primary function is to transport oxygen, nutrients, and byproducts of metabolism.
What is Arrhythmia?
It is a heart disease that changes the normal sequence of the heartbeat.
A stroke can cause memory loss, hallucinations, blurred vision, and lack of speech. True or False??
True
Echocardiography uses ultrasound to characterize cardiac _____ and ______.
structure and function