Biology B1

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What is the systolic pressure?
The pressure produced by the heart
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What is the diastolic pressure?
The pressure between heart beats
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What are the causes of increased blood pressure?
Obseity, alcohol, smoking, stress
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What can high blood pressure cause?
Burst blood vessels. If this takes place in the kidney it can cause kidney failure and if in the brain it can lead to stroke
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What can reduce blood pressure?
Having a balanced diet and doing regular exercise
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What are the dangers of low blood pressure?
Poor circulation and therefore dizziness and fainting
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What is homeostasis?
Maintaining a constant internal environment by balancing both bodily inputs and outputs.
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What is Type 1 diabetes?
Where the pancreas does not produce any/enough insulin.
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What is Type 2 diabetes?
Where the body does not respind
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What is the diastolic pressure?

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The pressure between heart beats

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What are the causes of increased blood pressure?

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What can high blood pressure cause?

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What can reduce blood pressure?

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