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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 Questions and Answers Already Passed What are the four basic areas that Ezra Taft Benson believes make a difference in health? Righteousness, food, exercise, and sleep. Can a person have a terminal disease and still achieve an optimal level of wellness? True Is exercise always considered physical activity, but physical activity not always considered exercise? True Are chronic diseases sometimes referred to as diseases of choice? True What is the leading cause of deat...

EXSC 387 Midterm 2 Questions and Answers Latest Update 100% Pass - **What type of study involves comparing the diets of people who developed diseases with those who did not?** - Cohort study - **In which type of study are participants randomly assigned to receive a treatment or not, to determine cause and effect?** - Randomized clinical trial - **Which type of study compares the diets of people with a particular disease to those without it, matched for similar characteristics?...

EXSC 387 - Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 100% Pass - **What is the term for the pressure in the arteries during ventricular contraction?** - Systolic - **What do we call the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest between beats?** - Diastolic - **What are the threshold values for diagnosing hypertension?** - >90/>140 mm Hg - **Is it true that blood pressure increases with age regardless of lifestyle?** - False - **For a 55-year-old person in ...

EXSC 387 Exam 3 Quizzes Latest Update Graded A+ - **By 2035, due to the childhood obesity epidemic, what is the projected increase in CHD cases?** - 100,000 additional cases - **What could potentially cause a shorter life expectancy by mid-century?** - Childhood obesity - **How much has diabetes in children increased over the past two decades?** - Increased by a factor of 10 - **What BMI percentile classifies a child or adolescent as obese?** - Greater than the 95th percent...

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 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...

According to Ezra Taft Benson, what are the four basic areas that make a difference in health ? - Answerrighteousness, food, exercise, and sleep. T or F: A person can have a terminal disease and still have an optimal level of wellness. - Answer-T T or F: Exercise is physical activity, but physical activity is not exercise. - Answer-T T or F: Chronic diseases are sometimes called diseases of choice. - Answer-T The leading cause of death in the US is...? - Answer-Heart Disease The actual lead...

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...