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Heart A & P
The Heart Truth
Nutrition
Circu. System Disorders
AA History
100
The heart consists of this number of chambers
What is 4
100
This is the recommended hours of moderate-intensity aerobic activity to get per week
What is 2 ½ hours
100
The recommended daily intake of dietary cholesterol
What is less than 200 mg per day
100
Coined the ‘silent killer’
What is hypertension
100
This major motion picture was recently released to theaters and portrays the life and achievements of three African American women who successfully aided in the launch of John Glen into orbit.
What is Hidden Figures
200
This is the force of blood as it pushes against the arterial walls
What is blood pressure
200
This is a simple, painless test that detects and records the heart’s activity.
What is EKG or ECG
200
This initiative which is promoted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) represents as a guide to nutritional eating
What is MyPlate
200
The medical term for heart attack
What is myocardial infarction
200
This Marine base, located in North Carolina, was the first to recruit African Americans during WWII
What is Camp Lejeune or Montford Point
300
This phase occurs when the heart's ventricles relax
What is diastole
300
This mode of transportation is the safest and best way to get to the hospital during a suspected heart attack
What is ambulance
300
The recommended daily intake of sodium
What is less than 1,500 mg per day
300
When an artery, which travels to the brain to provide nutrients and oxygen, becomes blocked, this occurs
What is stroke
300
This woman was a civil rights and women’s activist during much of the twentieth century. On February 1, 2017, the United States Postal Service issued a postal stamp, in their Black Heritage Series, commemorating her many roles.
Who is Dorothy Height
400
This action occurs because of your heart valves closing
What is heart beats
400
List one (1) controllable risk factor
What is A. Smoking B. High blood pressure C. High blood cholesterol D. Overweight and obesity E. Lack of physical activity F. Unhealthy diet G. Diabetes and prediabetes
400
These fats raise your LDL (bad) cholesterol
What are Saturated Fats and Trans Fats
400
The name of the condition which accounts for the build-up of fats, cholesterol, and other substances in and on the arterial walls
What is atherosclerosis
400
Who am I? I was the first African American governor of a U.S. state or territory to serve a full term under the FDR administration
Who is William H. Hastie – Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands
500
These are vessels that carries blood back to the heart
What are veins
500
This over-the-counter medication is commonly prescribed to lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke
What is aspirin
500
2,300 mg of sodium equates to this many teaspoon(s)
What is 1 teaspoon
500
The condition in which the heart is no longer working or cannot keep up with its work load
What is heart failure
500
Who am I? I was the first African American woman who wouldn’t give up my seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama
Who is Claudette Colvin