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Human cells cannot live without...
Oxygen
100
What blood vessel carries carbon dioxide away from the body and back to the heart?
Vein!
100
The key ingredient needed to produce hemoglobin is _____.
iron
100
If you have high blood pressure _____.
the walls of your blood vessels are thinner, have weakened, and have a high amount of force on them.
100
Plaque in the arteries is ______.
a deposit of fatty substances, cholesterol, calcium, and cellular waste that sticks to the inner lining of arteries, causing them to narrow and potentially blocking blood flow.
200
Human cells cannot live without getting rid of ___.
Carbon dioxide
200
Hemoglobin is a protein that binds ____ and ____.
oxygen; carbon dioxide
200
A person who has low red blood cells or low hemoglobin may feel weak and have no energy. This condition is called _____.
anemia
200
A heart attack is caused by a blockage in what blood vessel?
Coronary arteries
200
What does the picture below of an artery show?
It shows plaque building up in this artery.
300
The alveoli are _____.
air sacs in the lungs.
300
Plasma is a liquid that carries _____ throughout the body.
blood cells and other substances
300
What does the picture below of an artery show?
It shows a person is having a heart attack because a blood clot has closed the artery.
300
True or false: Pain in the arms, back, or jaw can be symptoms of a heart attack.
True
300
In the picture below, a clot is leading to "cell death" in the artery of a heart. This is known as _____.
a heart attack.
400
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide enter and leave the body through a process known as ____
cellular respiration.
400
The blood cell that carries oxygen to the body and carbon dioxide away from the body is a ____
red blood cell.
400
If you have arrhythmia, it means ____.
your heart beats too fast, too slow, or in an irregular rhythm
400
Cholesterol is ____.
a waxy, fat-like substance found in the blood and cells of all animals.
400
True or false: If a person is unconscious (you can't wake them up) but they are breathing, you should do CPR.
False!
500
Blood that has oxygen in it travels TO THE BODY in what blood vessel?
Artery!
500
The part of blood that causes blood to clot in wounds, cuts, or scrapes is ____
platelets!
500
HDL is the (good or bad) kind of cholesterol.
Good!
500
In the picture below, a clot is causing a heart attack. One way to respond to this emergency is:
Answers may vary, but could include, "do emergency bypass surgery to go around the clot."
500
Name at least three (3) ways to lower your risk of heart disease.
Answers may vary, but could include hydrating (drinking enough water each day), exercising regularly (at least 30 minutes/day), avoiding smoking, reducing salt intake, and/or tracking your health information.