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BTEC FIRST DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
UNIT 7: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Assignment Title: The effect of Malfunctions on the Human Body Systems
Lecturer: Madge Waite-Stewart
Assignment by: ANDREA MURRAY
Pin: BMC111223604
HEART ATTACK
A malfunction in the human body system indicates that the organs are not working properly or efficiently. There are different diseases and illnesses that can affect the cardiovascular system such as stroke, heart attack, asthma and high blood pressure. I will be outlining how a heart attack affects the cardiovascular system. This will make the heart not work properly and also weaken the organs and can even cause death. The heart beats on average 70 times a minute to push blood around the body. Like any busy muscle, the heart tissues need a good supply and flow of blood from their blood vessels, which are called the coronary arteries.
A heart attack occurs over a time caused by not eating properly e.g. eating burgers/fatty foods. Also, a lack of exercise can contribute to a heart attack and fatty material that built up in the arteries make the blood flow limited. The blood flow slows down and also the amount of oxygen decreased in the blood and it will not reach the vital organs in the body. The clot, often caused by rupturing or tearing of plaque in an artery, is sometimes called a coronary thrombosis or a coronary occlusion. The clot may then block the supply of blood running through the coronary artery, triggering a heart attack.
Some of the symptoms of a heart attack are: * chest pain: the chest can feel like it is being pressed or squeezed by a heavy object, and pain can radiate from the chest to the jaw, neck, arms and back * shortness of breath * feeling weak and/or lightheaded * overwhelming feeling of anxiety
Some people have a heart attack without having any symptoms (a "silent" myocardial infarction). A silent MI can occur in anyone, but it is more common among people
UNIT 7: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Assignment Title: The effect of Malfunctions on the Human Body Systems
Lecturer: Madge Waite-Stewart
Assignment by: ANDREA MURRAY
Pin: BMC111223604
HEART ATTACK
A malfunction in the human body system indicates that the organs are not working properly or efficiently. There are different diseases and illnesses that can affect the cardiovascular system such as stroke, heart attack, asthma and high blood pressure. I will be outlining how a heart attack affects the cardiovascular system. This will make the heart not work properly and also weaken the organs and can even cause death. The heart beats on average 70 times a minute to push blood around the body. Like any busy muscle, the heart tissues need a good supply and flow of blood from their blood vessels, which are called the coronary arteries.
A heart attack occurs over a time caused by not eating properly e.g. eating burgers/fatty foods. Also, a lack of exercise can contribute to a heart attack and fatty material that built up in the arteries make the blood flow limited. The blood flow slows down and also the amount of oxygen decreased in the blood and it will not reach the vital organs in the body. The clot, often caused by rupturing or tearing of plaque in an artery, is sometimes called a coronary thrombosis or a coronary occlusion. The clot may then block the supply of blood running through the coronary artery, triggering a heart attack.
Some of the symptoms of a heart attack are: * chest pain: the chest can feel like it is being pressed or squeezed by a heavy object, and pain can radiate from the chest to the jaw, neck, arms and back * shortness of breath * feeling weak and/or lightheaded * overwhelming feeling of anxiety
Some people have a heart attack without having any symptoms (a "silent" myocardial infarction). A silent MI can occur in anyone, but it is more common among people