Exsc 387 hager - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

EXSC 387 Exam 1 (BYU - Hager) Questions and Answers Already Passed - **What term describes the positive aspect of health, as opposed to disease, illness, and debilitating conditions?** - Wellness - **Which condition is the leading cause of death in the United States?** - Heart Disease - **What is the primary cause of heart disease?** - Tobacco - **What is the term for the number of new cases of a disease?** - Incidence - **What term refers to the total number of disease ca...

Difference between CVD and CHD - CVD: includes heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, heart failure, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy, peripheral artery disease CHD: When atherosclerosis blocks a coronary vessel it is called CHD, the major form of CVD Heart pumps how many times in a normal lifetime? - 3 billion times Heart pumps how many gallons of blood in a lifetime? - 42 million gallons An American dies every________seconds from CVD - 34 seconds ____of 10 coffins in...

EXSC 387 Hager Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed - **How does exercise impact blood pressure?** - It lowers blood pressure in both hypertensive and normotensive individuals. - **What is the effect of reducing sodium consumption to 2300 mg per day?** - It would result in an 11.1 million case reduction in hypertension. - **What autoimmune disease is characterized by patches of non-pigmented skin?** - Vitiligo - **Is multiple sclerosis (MS) directly inherited? (True ...

EXSC 387 Hager Exam 2 Questions and Answers Already Passed - **How does cardiovascular disease (CVD) differ from coronary heart disease (CHD)?** - CVD: Encompasses heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, heart failure, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy, peripheral artery disease. - CHD: Occurs when atherosclerosis blocks a coronary vessel, the primary form of CVD. - **Approximately how many times does the heart beat in a normal lifetime?** - 3 billion times - *...

EXSC 387 Hager Exam 2 With Complete Solutions Latest Update

EXSC 387 Exam 1 (BYU - Hager) With Complete Solutions Latest Update

What is the pressure in the arteries called when the heart is in ventricular contraction? - Systolic blood pressure What is the pressure in the arteries called when the heart is resting between beats? - diastolic blood pressure What is the threshold for diagnosed hypertension ____/____ milligrams of Hg (Old guidelines)? - 140/90 - 159/99 old stage one hypertension 130/80 - 139/89 new stage one hypertension Anything greater than 160/100 old stage two hypertension Anything greater than 140...

What affect does exercise have on blood pressure? - Answer-Lowers it for hypertensive people and normal-tensive people. What would be the results of reducing Sodium consumption to 2300 mg a day? - Answer-There would be an 11.1 million case reduction of Hypertension. Autoimmune disease, patches of non-pigmented skin is what disease? - Answer-Vitiligo T or F: MS is directly Inherited - Answer-FALSE What is MS? - Answer-Degeneration of the myelin sheath, which is the outside covering of the n...

What is blood pressure, systolic vs diastolic? - Answer-Heart contract- systolic Heart resting- diastolic What are the classifications for blood pressure risk? - Answer-Normal: <120/<80 Prehypertensive: 120-139/80-89 Stage 1: 140-159/90-99 Stage 2: >160/>100 What is the effect of exercise on blood pressure? - Answer-When you exercise systolic increases, and diastolic remains the same. AFTER exercise systolic goes BELOW resting blood pressure levels In Panama, what ancient civ...

What is blood pressure, systolic vs diastolic? - Answer-Heart contract- systolic Heart resting- diastolic What are the classifications for blood pressure risk? - Answer-Normal: <120/<80 Prehypertensive: 120-139/80-89 Stage 1: 140-159/90-99 Stage 2: >160/>100 What is the effect of exercise on blood pressure? - Answer-When you exercise systolic increases, and diastolic remains the same. AFTER exercise systolic goes BELOW resting blood pressure levels In Panama, what ancient civ...