Multiple choice

Excessive cholesterol intake leads to thickening of arteries called

  1. rhematic heart

  2. atherosclerosis

  3. blood pressure

  4. cardiac arrest

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Atherosclerosis is the thickening and hardening of arteries due to cholesterol and plaque buildup. Rheumatic heart is caused by streptococcal infection, blood pressure is a measurement, and cardiac arrest is sudden heart stoppage - none describe the gradual thickening process from cholesterol.