Heart Basics/Anatomy
The side of the chest the heart is on.
What is the left side?
The normal adult heart rate range (beats per minute)
Doing this for 20-30 minutes a day, like walking, helps your heart stay strong.
What is exercise (physical activity)?
This feeling in your chest can be described as squeezing or pressure, and is often a warning sign of a heart attack.
What is "chest pain"?
Nausea, sweating, and jaw pain are possible signs of a heart attack.
What is: true?
The number of chambers the heart has.
What is 4 chambers?
Blood pressure numbers should be under __ and ___
What is, under 120 over 80?
Limiting this seasoning in your food can help lower blood pressure.
What is salt (or sodium)?
This happens when your heart beats very fast, skips, or flutters. "Heart ____"
What are: heart palpitations?
A heart attack has to have chest pain as part of its symptoms?
What is: false?
(Chest pain is a common symptom, but some people do not experience this or experience a symptom that feels like indigestion)
The biggest artery in the body.
What is the aorta?
This type of cholesterol is called "good cholesterol"
What is HDL?
Eating more of these foods, like apples and green veggies, is good for your heart.
What are fruits and vegetables?
People often sweat a lot, even when they haven’t been active, during this heart emergency.
What is- a heart attack (AKA: myocardial infarction)?
A fib increases the risk of stroke.
What is: true?
The blood vessels that carry blood out of the heart
What are arteries?
This type of cholesterol is called considered "bad cholesterol"
What is LDL?
This habit- like quitting cigarettes- greatly lowers your risk of heart disease.
What is not smoking (or quitting smoking)?
People with valve problems may hear this sound when blood moves backward through the heart.
What is: a heart murmur?
Swelling in the ankles, feet, or legs can be a sign of heart failure.
(Often called "peripheral edema")
The right side of the heart pumps blood to this organ to pick up oxygen
What are the lungs?
A BMI over this number is considered obese.
What is: 30 or more?
Older adults are encouraged to get this checked regularly, since high numbers can strain the heart.
What is "bad cholesterol"?
Because AFib raises other risks, sudden trouble speaking or weakness on one side of the body is a red-flag warning of what?
What is: a stroke?
What is: true?