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| Frage | Antworten |
| The vessel that carries blood to the heart? | the vena cava |
| vessel that carries blood to the lungs from the heart | pulmonary artery |
| vessel that carries blood to the heart from the lungs? | pulmonary vein |
| Vessel that carries blood to the rest of the body? | the aorta |
| Arteries have? | Thick muscular walls / Elastic / No valves / High pressure blood / carry oxygenated blood apart from pulmonary artery |
| Veins have? | Thin walls / valves / low pressure blood / deoxygenated blood apart from pulmonary vein |
| Capillaries are...? | One cell think / permeable membranes / carry both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood / deliver oxygen and glucose to cells / take urea and carbon dioxide away |
| CHD? | Coronary Heart Disease |
| What causes blockages | Cholesterol / Fat |
| What causes a heart attack? | Fat thins walls in coronary vessels / a build up may cause a blockage / cells in muscle of heart does not receive oxygen and glucose / the cells die / you deaded |
| A stroke? | Fat thins vessels in the brain / blockage occurs / parts of the brain is deprived of oxygen and glucose / part of the brain dies / part of the body that part of the brain controlled may no longer works / or you may be deaded |
| Life choices that affect your heart? | Smoking / excessive drinking / a poor diet / lack of exercise |
| Things you can't control? | Genetics |
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