Salt Secrets Additional Information Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestRedditGoogle ClassroomPrint By Science News Explores December 19, 2011 at 3:32 pm Power Words heart: a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body blood pressure: the pressure, or force, of the blood in blood vessels, stretchy tubes in the body that circulate blood hypertension: high blood pressure heart disease: problems in the heart that disrupts the circulation of blood. Heart disease can lead to heart attacks. obesity: a condition where there is too much fat stored in the body kidneys: two organs in the body that remove waste materials from the blood. The body gets rid of these waste materials in the form of urine.