life. Also foods high in saturated fat that can raise your cholesterol should be avoided. Hypertension is another risk factor that can be controlled and overcome. Hypertension is when the heart contracts and the pressure is high enough in the arteries and veins that there is risk of rupture on an aneurism. Usually if this is the case the heart is working too hard and needs to be controlled with diet or medication. In most cases a low sodium diet or medications that contain a Beta blocker can
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Science End Of Year Revision: Biology 1. Animal and Plant cells 2. Specialized animal and plant cells 3. The 7 life processes: 4. A group of SIMILAR CELLS is called a TISSUE. A group of DIFFERENT TISSUES forms an ORGAN. A GROUP OF ORGANS working together from an ORGAN SYSTEM‚ or even a WHOLE ORGANISM. CELLS TISSUE ORGAN ORGAN SYSTEM 5. Example of this sequence in plants. …which‚ with other tissues make up a leaf (an ORGAN)… …which‚ with other tissues
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pressure. A considerably healthy blood pressure would be between 110/70 to 120/80. A blood pressure 140/90 and above is considered a high blood pressure which causes hypertension. High blood pressure is when the force of blood pushing through your arteries is at a high rate. Hypertension is a very dangerous disease especially because it has little to no symptoms. It is most common in men than women‚ in people the age of 65 and old and is more common African-Americans. Hypertension can cause other medical
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Common Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Procedures Colonoscopy Colonoscopy is a diagnostic test used to detect abnormalities‚ such as polyps‚ ulcers or cancerous changes‚ in the large intestine. A few days prior to the test‚ the patient is asked to eat a clear liquid diet‚ including things such as ginger ale‚ plain tea and coffee‚ gelatin‚ ginger ale and water. The night before the procedure‚ the patient is given a bowel prep to empty the contents of the large intestine. On the day of the test‚ the
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In most cases‚ the case of severe pump failure of the heart with a sharp decrease in cardiac output and reduced blood flow to the vital organs - brain‚ heart‚ lungs‚ kidneys. Often cardiogenic shock combined with severe pulmonary congestion (cardiac asthma‚ pulmonary edema). * Hypovolemic (meaning that the total volume of blood available to circulate is low)- is a syndrome of severe deficiency caused by loss of blood volume. The body reacts to severe blood loss under different conditions by
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C Obesity among children will lead to many health problems. 1 Obesity will lead to cardiovascular problems (Texas Heart Institute) a. Obese people will have problem with their excessive fat that lead to blockage of arteries. i) The blockage arteries may cause the increase of blood pressure. This will cause high blood pressure among obese people. ii) Blood in the
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Chapter 7 Artery - A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to other parts of the body. The arteries in my body are what keep my blood flow consistent. Cardiovascular system - The body system that includes the heart‚ blood vessels‚ and blood‚ and functions by moving oxygen and nutrients to body cells and removing cell waste. The cardiovascular system is the most important system to be healthy for professional runners. Cholesterol - A fatlike substance found in animal cells and some foods
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pressure that the blood exerts on the arteries and vessels while the heart is beating. The diastolic pressure is a measurement that determines the amount of pressure in your arteries between heartbeats while your heart is relaxed. The diastolic pressure is the most important in monitoring blood pressure in younger individuals‚ while monitoring the systolic pressure becomes more relevant as we age. Systolic pressure is known to rise as a result of hardening arteries. Systolic and diastolic pressure
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form of cardiovascular disease in which the inner layers of artery walls are made thick and irregular by plaque deposits; arteries become narrow and blood supply can be reduced. (pg. 409) Atherosclerosis is deposited by fatty substances (called plaques) in the walls of the arteries. (pg.249) The arteries become narrow due to a person having high blood pressure which makes the heart work harder which forces the blood through the arteries making it narrow and stiffen. They also become narrowed buy
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Topic: Health‚ Diet and Diseases Title: Substance Abuse and Heart Disease Problem Statement: In Trinidad and Tobago there has been a reported increase in the number of Cardiac disease related deaths. Design an experiment to investigate the relationship between a particular lifestyle choice and the health of an individual’s heart. Hypothesis: The more cigarettes villagers living within Philadelphia Trace smoke the higher the blood pressure of those villagers. Aim: To plan and Design
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