Ashford University

SOC 313 Week 3

February 6

1)Arterial narrowing, as a result of plaque formation, is known as__.

2. Heart attack and stroke are usually the result of disease of the arteries called

                                                .

3. One of the first things to occur in heart disease is the narrowing of the

                                                                    that supply blood, oxygen, and nutrients to the heart muscle.

4. Speech and language problems including both the inability to form words because the muscles of the mouth aren’t properly working is called                                                                                .
5. The two major types of a stroke are ischemic, caused by a blocked artery, and

                                        , caused by a leaking or burst blood vessel.

6. A complication of macrovascular disease that results in kidney failure is called                                         .
7. The force produced during the time the heart is contracting, the upper number of the fraction denoting a person’s blood pressure, is called                                                                                       .
8. A medication that relaxes blood vessels and allows blood flow to increase is called

                                .

9. When a blood vessel becomes mostly or totally blocked,                                                                       may result.
10. A complication of macrovascular disease that affects the vision is called                                       .