| Question | Answer |
| Atherosclerosis | deposits of plaque and fatty subtances in the linning of the artery. |
| Cardiovascular system | Network of tubes that provide nutrients and oxygen throughout the body |
| Arteriosclerosis | Narrowing and harding of arteries. |
| Plaque | Accumaltion of deposits in the artery |
| Hypertension | Highblood pressure |
| Angenia Pectoris | Conary Heart disease due to Atheroscelrosis from build up of plaque. |
| Aneurysm | Weakend in the blood vessal that causes it to bluge and burst. |
| Stroke | The brain loses supply of oxygen. |
| Systolic Blood pressure | refers to the bloodpressure on the wall f the aryeries when the heart CONTRACTS. |
| Diastolic Blood pressure | Opposite of Systolic (heart in relaxation phase) |
| Fibrillation | exhibits sporadic heartbeats quivering patterns.Heart is very inefficient to pump blood. |
| Collateral Circulation | Heart will pump certain blood to adapt to the minor blockage. It reroutes the blood. |
| Benign | Non-cancerous |
| Metastasis | Tumour is not enclosed in a protective capsule and can spread. |
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