Circulatory Circulatory System System

DiseasesDiseasesWhat They do, What Causes What They do, What Causes them, and How they can kill them, and How they can kill

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Circulatory SystemCirculatory System

The heart pumps blood throughout The heart pumps blood throughout the body, bringing it to all of the the body, bringing it to all of the organs and back. organs and back.

The right side of the heart pumps The right side of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood through the deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary system to the lungs to get pulmonary system to the lungs to get oxygen. The left side of the heart oxygen. The left side of the heart pumps the oxygenated blood and it pumps the oxygenated blood and it gets distributed around the body in gets distributed around the body in the systemic system.the systemic system.

Atherosclerosis:Atherosclerosis:What Causes What Causes

Atherosclerosis?Atherosclerosis? Atherosclerosis is when hard Atherosclerosis is when hard

structures called plaques structures called plaques made of fat, calcium, and made of fat, calcium, and cholesterol build-up in the cholesterol build-up in the walls of the arteries*. walls of the arteries*.

*Arteries-Blood vessels that carry *Arteries-Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood all over your oxygenated blood all over your bodybody

Arthrosclerosis:Arthrosclerosis:When do you get it?When do you get it?

Most people get Arthrosclerosis Most people get Arthrosclerosis around the age of 30-40 years oldaround the age of 30-40 years old

Some people have genes that cause Some people have genes that cause them to have their arteries build up them to have their arteries build up plaques fasterplaques faster

Arthrosclerosis:Arthrosclerosis:What Are The Effects of What Are The Effects of

Arthrosclerosis?Arthrosclerosis?When the plaques harden the arteries When the plaques harden the arteries

become narrow and oxygenated become narrow and oxygenated blood flows slower. This then limits blood flows slower. This then limits the amount of blood each organ the amount of blood each organ gets at a time. When this happens gets at a time. When this happens you are at risk of heart attack, chest you are at risk of heart attack, chest pain (stable angina*), shortness of pain (stable angina*), shortness of breath, stroke and even death. breath, stroke and even death.

* Find out about angina in the end of this * Find out about angina in the end of this PowerPointPowerPoint

Arthrosclerosis Arthrosclerosis ::How Can You Avoid It?How Can You Avoid It?

Avoid foods with a lot of fat, and balance Avoid foods with a lot of fat, and balance your meals so they have little fat and your meals so they have little fat and cholesterol. Try to eat at least the daily cholesterol. Try to eat at least the daily dose of fruits and vegetables.dose of fruits and vegetables.

Drink only one to two alcoholic drinks a Drink only one to two alcoholic drinks a day (though none is better)day (though none is better)

If you are not overweight, exercise If you are not overweight, exercise regularly for 30 minutes, if you are regularly for 30 minutes, if you are overweight exercise regularly for 60-90 overweight exercise regularly for 60-90 minutesminutes

Hemophilia:Hemophilia:What Causes Hemophilia?What Causes Hemophilia?

In your blood there are millions of In your blood there are millions of particles called factors. When you particles called factors. When you get a cut the factors bunch up get a cut the factors bunch up together at the sight of the wound together at the sight of the wound and link up to create a clot. If one of and link up to create a clot. If one of the kinds of factors is missing the the kinds of factors is missing the clot is not made entirely and the you clot is not made entirely and the you keep bleeding, even from a minor keep bleeding, even from a minor injury.injury.

Hemophilia:Hemophilia:When Do You Get It?When Do You Get It?

Most of the time Hemophilia is Most of the time Hemophilia is passed down through the familypassed down through the family

Over 400 babies are born in Over 400 babies are born in America with this disease each America with this disease each yearyear

It is mostly males who get It is mostly males who get HemophiliaHemophilia

Hemophilia:Hemophilia:What Are The Affects Of What Are The Affects Of

Hemophilia?Hemophilia? If you have Hemophilia, you If you have Hemophilia, you

bleed for a long time when bleed for a long time when you get an injury because the you get an injury because the injury can’t heal and clot as injury can’t heal and clot as fast as a normal person could.fast as a normal person could.

Bleeding in the Knees, elbows Bleeding in the Knees, elbows and anklesand ankles

Bleeding in the joints is painful Bleeding in the joints is painful and if your not careful it can and if your not careful it can lead to Arthritislead to Arthritis

Hemophilia:Hemophilia:How can you avoid making How can you avoid making

it worse?it worse?If you have hemophilia you can’t do If you have hemophilia you can’t do

anything about it, but you can do some anything about it, but you can do some things to make sure it doesn't get things to make sure it doesn't get worse…worse…

If you have mild hemophilia try to take If you have mild hemophilia try to take part in some activities but not ones who part in some activities but not ones who can hurt you a lotcan hurt you a lot

If you have severe hemophilia avoid any If you have severe hemophilia avoid any activities that may cause you injury or activities that may cause you injury or cause bleeding.cause bleeding.

Information About Information About AnginaAngina

(Because of its relation to Atherosclerosis)(Because of its relation to Atherosclerosis)

Angina:Angina:What Causes Angina?What Causes Angina?

You get angina when the muscles in the You get angina when the muscles in the heart don’t get enough blood. This heart don’t get enough blood. This slows down the circulation of the slows down the circulation of the blood, which then causes the body to blood, which then causes the body to use its fuel without using oxygen to use its fuel without using oxygen to break it down. This creates a break it down. This creates a compound called lactic acid. Having compound called lactic acid. Having lactic acid can cause you pain and lactic acid can cause you pain and discomfort when it builds up in the discomfort when it builds up in the muscles.muscles.

Angina:Angina:What are the different types?What are the different types?

Stable angina:Stable angina: Stable angina is Stable angina is predictable and only happens when you predictable and only happens when you get extremely emotional, and goes away get extremely emotional, and goes away with sleep.with sleep.

Unstable Angina:Unstable Angina: Unstable angina is Unstable angina is pain different from your normal pain and pain different from your normal pain and may occur when you’re sleeping. It can may occur when you’re sleeping. It can be varied in length and start when be varied in length and start when you’re doing a lot less activity.you’re doing a lot less activity.

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