8th Grade Ch. 6 Managing the Stress in Your Life End of Week A Over time, stress has all of the following impacts on the cardiovascular system except __ increased risk of a heart attack fatty deposits and glucose buildup on blood vessel walls low blood pressure narrowed blood vessels POS

## Step 1<br />The problem is asking us to identify which of the given options is not a potential impact of stress on the cardiovascular system. <br /><br />## Step 2<br />Stress can have several effects on the cardiovascular system. It can increase the risk of a heart attack, cause fatty deposits and glucose buildup on blood vessel walls, and narrow blood vessels. These are all potential impacts of stress on the cardiovascular system.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />However, stress does not typically cause low blood pressure. In fact, stress usually leads to high blood pressure, not low. Therefore, the option "low blood pressure" is not a potential impact of stress on the cardiovascular system.