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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Heart Attacks and Strokes
Level#1: A heart attack usually begins as a pain in the chest. The pain spreads through the arms, throat, and back. The victim starts to sweat and has trouble breathing. Heart attacks are often caused by blocked blood vessels called coronary arteries. A stroke can happen when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. After a stroke, some people have brain damage. This can affect the way they talk and move. it can also affect their memory.
1. Where does a person have pain when they are having a heart attack?
2. What are two other signs that a person is having a heart attack?
3. What are heart attacks often caused by?
Level#2: A heart attack usually begins as a pain in the chest. The pain spreads through the arms, throat, and back. The victim starts to sweat and has trouble breathing. Heart attacks are often caused by blocked blood vessels called coronary arteries. When blood does not get to the heart, the heart shuts down. The heart is a muscle and is made up of living cells.
A stroke can happen when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. The brain is made of living cells, just like the heart. If some of the brain cells do not get the oxygen and nutrients they need, they can stop working. After a stroke, some people have brain damage. This can affect the way they talk and move. it can also affect their memory.
1. What are the physical signs that a person is having a heart attack?
2. What are heart attacks often caused by?
3. What happens when blood does not get to the heart?
Level#3: A heart attack usually begins as a pain in the chest. The pain spreads through the arms, throat, and back. The victim starts to sweat and has trouble breathing. Heart attacks are often caused by blocked blood vessels called coronary arteries. When blood does not get to the heart, the heart shuts down. The heart is a muscle and is made up of living cells. It needs a supply of nutrients and oxygen to function. When that supply is cut off, the heart cannot keep working. A stroke can happen when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. The brain is made of living cells, just like the heart. If some of the brain cells do not get the oxygen and nutrients they need, they can stop working. After a stroke, some people have brain damage. This can affect the way they talk and move. it can also affect their memory.
1. Explain the physical signs that a person is having a heart attack.
2. Explain in detail what often causes a heart attack to happen.
3. Explain the heart's make up, what needs to function, and what happens if it does not get these things.
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1. Explain the physical signs that a person is having a heart attack.
2. Explain in detail what often causes a heart attack to happen.
3. Explain the heart's make up, what needs to function, and what happens if it does not get these things.
Parent's Signature: ___________________________
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