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Heart Disease/Vessels
Vascular Disease
Cancer
Skeletalmuscular Disorders
Diabetes/Alzheimers
100
Symptoms of this include extreme chest pain and shortness of breath.
Myocardial Infarction
100
Another name for a stroke
Cerebrovascular Accident
100
A word for when cancer spreads throughout the body
Metastasis or Metastasize
100
Word for when muscles weaken from lack of use
Atrophy
100
Helps the body metabolize glucose and is made in the pancreas
Insulin
200
What it's called when a blood vessel bursts.
Aneurysm
200
Prescription medication that prevents clots
Anticoagulant
200
The doctor finds malignant cells and diagnoses the patient with this condition
Cancer
200
When joints wear down, so bone rubs against bone
Osteoarthritis
200
Condition responsible for progressive memory loss, confusion and speech loss
Alzheimer's Disease
300
Leading cause of death in U.S. with conditions such as congestive heart failure and angina
Heart Disease
300
Condition when plaque builds up in the blood vessels
Atherosclerosis
300
A word for something that causes cancer
carcinogen
300
The most common type of arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
300
What unused glucose is converted to in the body
Fat or adipose tissue
400
Stiffening of blood vessels due to age or smoking
Arteriosclerosis
400
Another word for clot in the blood vessels that can reduce or stop blood flow
Embolus
400
Name of type of cancers that attacks blood-forming cells
Hematopoietic cancers
400
A condition when the body fights against itself
Autoimmune
400
Give one reason why too much glucose in the blood can be dangerous
Leads to blindness, renal (kidney) failure Too much glucose damages blood vessels
500
Word for when a blood vessel ruptures and creates internal bleeding
hemorrhage
500
Chronically high blood pressure
Hypertension
500
Name three types of treatment for cancer
Chemotherapy Radiation Surgery
500
This condition affects the bones so they are porous like a sponge
Osteoporosis
500
Name a difference between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Type 1—person’s body doesn’t produce insulin Type 2—body produces some, but insufficient amounts of insulin