Artherosclerosis

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  • Created on: 19-01-17 11:47
What becomes clogged?
Arteries
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What are the fatty substances called?
Plaques
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What does plaque cause the arteries to do?
Narrow
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What does narrowing of the arteries increase the risk of?
Blood clots
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What can artherosclerosis cause?
Strokes
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An environmental risk
Smoking
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What type of cholesterol does exercise reduce?
LDL
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What type of cholesterol does exercise produce?
HDL
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What is reduced in the blood?
Cholesterol
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What is maintained of the vessel walls?
Elasticity
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What are the fatty substances called?

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Plaques

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What does narrowing of the arteries increase the risk of?

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What can artherosclerosis cause?

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