Cardiac diseases

?
  • Created by: Alice
  • Created on: 10-01-14 12:39
What does an atheroma form from?
Build up of cholestrol in the artery walls
1 of 11
What happens to the lumen when the atheroma forms?
Narrows/becomes blocked
2 of 11
Atheromas create a risk of another cardiac disease. Name it.
Thrombosis.
3 of 11
The narrowing of the artery walls ensures...
a reduced blood flow
4 of 11
What does this stop reaching the heart?
Oxygen
5 of 11
What important artery becomes blocked by thrombosis?
Coronary artery
6 of 11
A lack of oxygen means that the heart cannot...
Respire
7 of 11
What does this lead to?
Myocardial Infarction
8 of 11
When atheromas weaken the artery walls, they cause balloon-like structures to swell and form. What are they called?
Aneurysm
9 of 11
What happens when an aneurysm bursts?
A haemorrhage happens, cutting off the blood flow to the main arteries
10 of 11
When an aneurysm bursts in the brain, it causes...
A stroke
11 of 11

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

What happens to the lumen when the atheroma forms?

Back

Narrows/becomes blocked

Card 3

Front

Atheromas create a risk of another cardiac disease. Name it.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

The narrowing of the artery walls ensures...

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

What does this stop reaching the heart?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Biology resources:

See all Biology resources »See all Health, illness and disease resources »