ACS

Question 1

What does ACS cover

Answer 1

• Stemi
• Nstemi
• Angina (unstable and stable)

Question 2

Why does the heart have its own circulatory system

Answer 2

• The nutrients needed are unable to diffusion at a rate that is needed

Question 3

What does the left coronary artery supply with blood

Answer 3

• Anterior walls of both ventricles

- Left atrium and ventricle

Question 4

What does the right coronary artery supply with blood

Answer 4

• Posterior walls both ventricles

- right ventricle

Question 5

Define Arteriosclerosis

Answer 5

• chronic disease of the arterial system characterised by abnormal thickening and hardening of the vessel walls

Question 6

Define Atherosclerosis

Answer 6

• a form of arteriosclerosis in which the thickening and hardening of the vessel is caused by accumulation of lipid-laden macrophages within the arterial wall