Complete the missing words while watching this video on the physical symptoms of high blood pressure:

Physical Symptoms of High Blood Pressure

1. High blood pressure when left a. ……………… can damage the blood vessels in your body.
2. Over time the arteries narrow b. ……………….. blood flow and damaging critical organs like the heart, brain, eyes and kidneys.
3. The first sign of high blood pressure affecting the heart is the c. ……………. of the heart muscle.
4. Over time high blood pressure d. ……………. narrows the arteries cutting off blood to the heart.
5. When your arteries become critically narrow or if a piece of the e. ……………. breaks off, it may result in a heart attack.
6. High blood pressure is a leading cause of kidney f. …………………… .
7. In your eyes high blood pressure can affect the tiny arteries of the g. ……………….. .
8. Bleeding and blockage can result in h. ……………… or lost vision.
9. When arteries i. ……………. in the brain, you can suffer a stroke that damages brain tissue.
10. Some arteries may j. …………………. causing bleeding or hemorrhage.
11. This can result in k. …………………speech, paralysis and loss of consciousness.
12. Eat healthy, relax, lose weight and take all l. …………………. given by your doctor and you can control high blood pressure and stay healthy.

Key: a. untreated, b. restricting, c. thickening, d. further, e. blockage, f. failure, g. retina, h. blurred,

         i.harden, j.rupture, k. slurred, l. medication