| Question | Answer |
| what is our greatest muscle? | the heart. |
| what are the main arteries for the heart? | aorta, and pulmonary arterie. |
| what does the pulmanary arterie do for the heart? | it pumps oxygen poor blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen. |
| what does the aorta do for the heart? | pumps oxygen rich blood to the organs in the body. |
| what is Angina Pectoris? | chest pain caused by heart not getting enpugh oxygen. |
| what is a cause of chest pain and cardiac distress? | clogged arteries. |
| what is the medical term for clogged ateries? | atherosclerosis. |
| what is another reason for anigina pectoris? | blood clot. |
| what is a blood clot? | when plaque bulids up in an arterie,it may tear at times and the blood pallettes will stick to it,causing a blood clot in the artery. |
| what are some reason's you can cause heart damage to your self? | smoking,drug abuse,and assesive drinking. |
| what is myocardial ischmia? | when parts of the hearts tissue dies. |
| what happens in angioplasty? | a thin wire with a balloon wrapped around it is inserted into the artery that is clogged. |
| what happens in bypass? | an damaged artery can be replaced with one in a diffrent one in another part of the body. |
| what are the symptons of a heartattack? | -chest pain that last longer then 5 minutes.
-pain in the shoulders,arms,neck and or haw.
-nausea.
-sweating.
-dizzyness.
-trouble breathing.
-pressure in the chest. |
| what do you do if you see somone incounter the symptoms of a heartattack? | -have them stop what there doing.
-call 9-1-1.
keep them calm.
-give them asprin(only if they can swallow and arent allergic). |
| what are the four steps for the Cardiac Survival Chain? | 1)early reconiztion and access.
2)early CPR.
3)early diffribulation.
4)early advanced medical care. |
| what are the bottom chambers of the heart called? | right and left ventricle. |
