Problems+Moving+It+SLS

October 6, 2008 Science-Human Bio**
 * Shelby Smith

Define Each of these, you will need to know what they are for the test.
 * Problems Moving It**


 * Hypertension 97:** Occurs when blood moves through the arteries at a higher pressure than normal.


 * Atherosclerosis 97**: An accumulation of soft masses of fatty materials, including cholesterol, beneath the inner linings of arteries.


 * embolus 97**: When a clot dislodges and moves along with the blood.


 * stroke 97**: Cerebrovascular accident. Often results when a small cranial arteriole bursts or is blocked by an embolus.


 * myocardial infarction 97**: Also known as a blind heartattack, occurs when a portion of the heart muscle dies due to lack of oxygen.


 * aneurysm 99**: A ballooning blood vessel, most often the abdominal artery of the arteries leading to the brain.


 * sinusitis 180**: Develops when a nasal congestion blocks the tiny openings leading to the sinuses.


 * bronchitis 180**: An infection of the primary and secondary bronchi.


 * pneumonia 180**: Viral or bacteria infection of the lungs in which the bronchi and alveoli fill with thick liquid. It is accompanied by fever and headache, and chest pain.


 * emphysema 181**: Chronic and incurable disorder in which the alveoli are distended and their walls damaged, so that the surface area available for as exchange is reduced.


 * asthma 182**: A disease of the bronchi and bronchioles that is marked by wheezing, breathlessness, and sometimes a cough and expectoration of mucus.


 * sprain 240:** The twisting of a joint leading to swelling and injury, not only of muscles but also of ligaments, tendons, blood vessels and nerves.


 * tendinitis 240**: The normal, smooth gliding movement of the tendons are impared.


 * muscular dystrophy 240**: Broad term applied to a group of disorders that are characterized by a progressive degeneration and weakening of the muscles.


 * ALS 240:** Better known as Lou Gehrigs’s disease. Gradual loss of the ability of ability to walk, talk, chew and swallow.