Animal tissues, organs and organ systems 5

Question 1

What is a communicable disease?

Answer 1

A disease that can be transmitted from one organism to another

Question 2

What are the coronary arteries?

Answer 2

Arteries that supply the heart muscle with OXYGENATED blood

Question 3

What are some examples of an unhealthy lifestyle?

Answer 3

Lack of exercise, smoking, excessive drinking and a poor diet

Question 4

What is atherosclerosis?

Answer 4

A medical condition resulting from an unhealthy lifestyle that reduces the flexibility of the arteries

Question 5

What was a common treatment for coronary heart disease?

Answer 5

Heart Bypass

Question 6

What is the more modern approach to coronary heart disease? And why is there a different approach?

Answer 6

Stents. They are less damaging

Question 7

What is a heart bypass?

Answer 7

A procedure in which a section of the artery is removed to allow blood to flow around a blockage

Question 8

What is a stent?

Answer 8

A mesh device which keeps the arteries open

Question 9

What happens if a valve doesn’t function properly?

Answer 9

Less blood will be pumped around the body

Question 10

What is a pacemaker used for?

Answer 10

To control heartbeats so that the maximum amount of blood is pumped at each beat