Questions, p. 142-143

“Blood Pressure: What Goes up Should Come Down”

1. Your heart works like a ___, pushing blood through your blood vessels.

2. Just like water in a hose, sometimes your blood meets ____ in your blood vessels.

3.What does resistance in your blood vessels cause your heart to have to do?

4. What is an indication of how much resistance your heart must overcome to keep blood flowing through your blood vessels?

5. What are the two different blood pressure measurements that are taken and expressed as a fraction?

6. Which measurement is the numerator in the fraction?

7. Which is the denominator?

8. What is the average blood pressure reading for a young adult?

9. What is the average blood pressure reading for an adolescent?

10. What is another name for high blood pressure?

11. List two dangerous side effects of hypertension.

12. List several possible causes of hypertension.

13. What are 3 possible remedies to lessen high blood pressure?

14. Why is high blood pressure often referred to as the “silent killer”?

“Cholesterol: Friend or Foe?”

15. What is cholesterol? 16. Where is cholesterol made in the

body? 17. What is cholesterol used for? 18. What often happens when a

person has too much cholesterol & fat in their body?

19. Why is controlling cholesterol sometimes difficult?

20. Scientists do agree that you can do several things to reduce your chances of heart disease. Name 4.