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Science: Chapter 15-6
What is heart disease?
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6th Grade
12/02/2007

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Term

What term means

a build up of fat deposits

on artery walls?

Definition
atherosclerosis
Term

What artery

carries blood and oxygen

to the heart?

Definition

coronary artery

 

(coronary means heart)

Term

What term means

a failure of a part of the heart,

 caused by lack of blood and oxygen?

Definition
heart attack
Term

Name some things

that can cause

heart disease.

Definition

1) age

2) genetics

3) high blood pressure

4) high cholesterol levels

5) physical inactivity

6) obesity

7) smoking

8) drinking alcohol

Term

What is the fatty stuff

that can cause

atherosclerosis?

Definition
cholesterol
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