Question

1. name the leading cardiac risk factors.

○ smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, and hyper/cholesterol/emia
○ aging and loss of libido
○ hyperglycemia and anoxia
○ hypo/tension and high fat diets

1. define the word part -crit.

○ separate
○ count
○ hemoglobin
○ group

Explanation:

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To determine the leading cardiac risk factors, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Smoking damages blood vessels, obesity strains the heart, lack of exercise weakens cardiovascular health, and hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol) clogs arteries—all are well - known cardiac risk factors.
• Option 2: Loss of libido is not a cardiac risk factor, and aging is a non - modifiable risk factor but paired with an irrelevant factor here.
• Option 3: Anoxia (lack of oxygen) is not a primary cardiac risk factor, and hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) is a risk factor but paired with an incorrect one.
• Option 4: Hypotension (low blood pressure) is not a leading cardiac risk factor (hypertension is), and high - fat diets contribute to risk but paired with an incorrect factor.

The suffix “-crit” (from the Greek “krinein”) means “to separate” or is related to separation (e.g., in “hematocrit” which measures the proportion of red blood cells separated from plasma).

• “Count” is associated with suffixes like “-count” or “-cyte” (not “-crit”).
• “Hemoglobin” is a protein, not a definition of “-crit”.
• “Group” is not the meaning of “-crit”.

Answer:

A. smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, and hyper/cholesterol/emia

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