Exam 15: Major Diseases

Which types of medications work in the liver to block production of cholesterol?​ 

Match the items with the appropriate description. -bronchial spasms

Which part of the heart receives blood from the veins?​ 

Waist measurements of 40 inches or more in men and 35 inches or more in women are characteristic of metabolic syndrome.

The myocardium is the cardiac muscle layer of the wall of the heart.

Match the items with the appropriate description. -chest pain

Which risk factor is greatest for type 2 diabetes?​ 

Why do health professionals differ over the need for annual mammography exams as a tool to detect breast cancer in women?​

Each year smoking causes more than 250,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease-far more than it causes from cancer and lung disease.

Match the items with the appropriate description. -"good cholesterol"

Which heart operation is performed most often?​ 

Americans stand a one in five chance of developing which type of cancer?​ 

Which part of the heart contracts to pump blood out into the arteries through a set of valves?​ 

Which treatment for a heart attack requires threading of a narrow tube or catheter through an artery to the heart?​ 

What is cholesterol,how can it affect your health,and what role do lipoproteins play in managing cholesterol?​

When cancer cells spread to other parts of the body via the bloodstream or lymphatic system,they are said to have ____. 

With type 2 diabetes (called juvenile-onset or insulin-dependent diabetes),the body's immune system attacks the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas and destroys them.

An invasion by cancer cells resulting in the replacement of healthy cells is known as a(n)____. 

A person's risk of stroke more than doubles every decade after age ____. 

____________________ mellitus is a disease in which the inadequate production of insulin leads to failure of the body tissues to break down carbohydrates at a normal rate.