1) Drugs taken to lower the cholesterol in the blood are called a) Splatins b) Statins c) Stent d) Satins 2) Cholesterol can be enter the body in food or made in the... a) kidneys b) liver c) pancreas 3) A metal mesh cylinder placed in an artery to open it up is a  a) Catheter b) Statin c) Stent d) Stump 4) Benefits of statins compared to stents are a) less invasive b) cheaper c) less chance of tissue rejection 5) Side effects from statins include... a) kidney failure, fatigue and skeletal damage b) brain damage, kidney failure, fatigue c) heart failure, kidney damage, headaches d) liver failure, memory loss, kidney damage, headaches 6) Statins have to be taken... a) Every day long term b) Every week long term c) Every day short term d) Every week short term 7) Stents are inserted using a catheter and a) a piece of tubing b) a balloon c) a pippette 8) Which of these are NOT disadvantages of statins a) have to be taken long term b) side effects c) they take a while to have an effect d) they have a quick recovery time 9) When a stent is insterted there are risks of... a) infection and bleeding only b) infection and blood thinning only c) infection, bleeding and blood clots d) infection, blood clots, blood thinning, heart attack 10) Biological replacement valves can come from... a) humans and dogs b) any mammal c) humans only d) humans, cows and pigs 11) True/false- machanical valves can be used instead of biological valves? a) True b) False 12) Artificial hearts are a) Permanent b) Temporary 13) When compared to donor hearts artificial heart problems include which one of the following a) The need to take immunosuppressants b) The need to take blood thinners c) The risk of bleeding and infection is greater d) Biological material 14) What is the main problem with a biological donor heart compared to a mechanical artificial heart a) the donor heart won't last as long b) the blood flows poorly in donor hearts c) blood thinning drugs are needed for donor hearts d) the body can reject the donor heart 15) Blood clots can form when... a) Artificial hearts, artificial valves and stents are fitted b) Artificial valves and stents are fitted c) Stents are fitted d) Artificial hearts are fitted 16) People who have a heart transplant have to take immunosuppression drugs a) For a month b) For a week c) For the rest of their life 17) Immunosuppression drugs to combat tissue rejection a) mean that you have to avoid certain foods b) make you more likely to get infections c) make you sleepy and fatigued 18) The two types of cholesterol are a) LDL and PDL b) LDL and HDL c) HDL and DHL 19) The "bad"cholesterol is  a) LDL b) HDL c) DHL 20) A plaque that forms and narrows the coronary arteries is a) an atherton b) an atheroma c) an anthropomorph 21) Plaques that build up in the arteries a) slow blood flow  b) increase blood flow 22) The heart being unable to pump blood efficiently is a) a heart attack b) heart failure

FFynone House : Cardiovascular Disease AQA Biology

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