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Cardiovascular Disease Awareness

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What is the primary function of the cardiovascular system?

Supplying nutrients to body organs and tissues

Transporting carbon dioxide to the lungs

Producing red blood cells

Supplying oxygen to body organs and tissues (correct)

What is the projected percentage of the U.S. population to have some form of CVD by the year 2035?

25%

35%

45% (correct)

55%

Which system does the cardiovascular system work with to meet the human need for gas exchange and tissue perfusion?

Endocrine system

Nervous system

Digestive system

Respiratory and hematologic systems (correct)

What happens when diseases or problems of the CV systems occur?

Decreased gas exchange and tissue perfusion Signup and view all the answers

Which country has 1 in 12 adults over the age of 20 diagnosed with heart disease?

Canada Signup and view all the answers

What happens during ventricular diastole?

Blood flows passively from the right atrium to the right ventricle through the opened tricuspid valve Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the right atrium?

Receives deoxygenated venous blood from the body and heart muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the left ventricle?

Generates enough pressure to close the mitral valve and open the aortic valve Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the pericardium?

Protects the heart Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the pulmonary veins?

Return reoxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium Signup and view all the answers