37. Any condition that reduces the strength or function of the heart.
37. What is Heart Disease?
100
The most common type of skin cancer
What is Melanoma
100
59. Having extreme sensitivity to substances
59. What is an Allergy
100
43. Completely replacing a damaged heart with a healthy heart.
43. What is Heart Transplant?
100
48. This prevention method involves choosing plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains, and lean sources of protein.
48. What is good nutrition?
200
38. Group of disorders that cause a thickening and hardening of the arteries
38. What is Arteriosclerosis?
200
Removal of tissue sample from a person for examination to test for cancer.
What is a biopsy?
200
61. A chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that causes air passages to become narrow or blocked, making breathing difficult.
61. What is Asthma
200
44. Electronic devices that send electrical signals helping the heart beat regularly.
44. What is a Pacemaker?
200
49. This prevention method is meant to make your heart stronger.
49. What is Physical Activity or Exercise?
300
39. Condition of arteriosclerosis that occurs when fatty substances build up on the inner lining of the arteries
39. What is Atherosclerosis?
300
Any substance that can cause cancer
What is a carcinogen
300
54. A disease that prevents the body from converting food into energy.
54. What is Diabetes?
300
45. This surgery creates a new pathway on the heart for blood to travel.
45. What is a Bypass surgery
300
50. These techniques help you relax and keep your blood pressure in a healthy range.
50. What is Stress Management.
400
42. Blood supply to the heart slows or stops and the heart muscle is damaged
42. What is Heart Attack?
400
A group of abnormal cells that form a mass that is not cancerous and usually not life threatening.
What is Benign Tumors
400
55. A protein made in the pancreas that regulates the level of glucose in the blood.
55. What is Insulin?
400
47. YAY you get a free 400 points
47. What is Medication?
400
51. Avoiding a drug that is often inhaled can cause lung cancer, hypertension, and strokes.
51. What is tobacco free
500
41. Pressure of the blood on the walls of the blood vessels stays at a level that is higher than normal.
41. What is Hypertension?
500
These 3 type of risk factors cannot be controlled
What is age, gender, race
500
56. A disease of the joints marked by pain and swelling in body joints.
What is Arthritis?
500
46. A surgical procedure in which an instrument with a tiny balloon, drill bit, or laser attached is inserted into a blocked artery to clear a blockage.
46. What is an Angioplasty
500
52. This common beverage has been linked to liver cancer, hypertension, and heart failure