If your doctor tells you the numbers 139 over 89, you have ____________.
Stage 1 Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
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A person's blood type is determined by the presence or absence of certain molecules known as __________.
Antigens
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The __________ is your heart's natural pacemaker and is located in the ________.
Sinoatrial Node / Right Atrium
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Which human blood type has the MOST antigens? Which human blood type has the LEAST antigents?
The AB blood type has the most antigens while the O blood type has no antigens.
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A ________ is a type of Cerebrovascular disease caused by blocked or ruptured blood vessels.
stroke
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When blood vessels ___________ less blood flows through them. When blood vessels _________ more blood flows through them
Constrict / Dilate
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______ are the smallest type of blood vessels that connect very small arteries and veins. The exchange of fluids, gasses, nutrients and wastes takes place between them and cells.
Capillaries
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What are the differences between atria and ventricles?
Atria receive blood, act as reservoirs, then drain the blood to ventricles which then pump the blood out to the lungs and body.
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Name 7 things that get transported in the blood of the human circulatory system.
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Water, Nutrients, Hormones, Immune System Components, and Cellular Wastes
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Deoxygenated blood from the body enters the _______________ of the heart.
right atrium
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The right atrium pumps blood to the ________ which then pumps the blood to the _______.
right ventricle / Lungs
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The force excerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels is called __________.
Blood Pressure
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How can hypertension be avoided or reversed?
A low sodium diet, engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise, limit alcohol, nicotine, vaping, get lots of sleep, and reduce stress.