Heart Facts
What organ has 4 chambers and pumps blood?
What type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What gas does blood pick up in the lungs?
Oxygen
Name one way to keep your heart healthy
exercise, eat healthy, don't smoke
any one of these.
What is one function of the skeletal system?
Protect organs, allow us to stand up (not be a blob), blood cell formation, hold nutrients (any of the above)
What are the top two chambers of the heart called?
Atria/ atrium (left and right)
What type of blood vessel carries blood to the heart?
veins
What part connects arteries to veins?
Capillaries
Why is exercise good for your heart?
Name two main functions of the digestive system:
Breakdown food into nutrients, and sends waste out of your body
What do heart valves do?
Stop blood from flowing backwards
What is the largest artery in your body?
Aorta
What does blood do after it gives the oxygen to the body?
It picks up waste
How do fruits and vegetables help your heart?
They give you nutrients (that help prevent disease)
Name the 5 main parts of the digestive system in order (hint: There are 5 parts)
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
What are the bottom two chambers of the heart called?
Ventricles (Right and left)
What is the vena cava
A large vein (takes blood back to the heart)
What is the name of the waste carried in the blood?
Carbon Dioxide
Name a circulatory system problem
aneurysm, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, heart attack etc.
This cord passes along the vertebra and sends messages
What is the heart mostly made of?
Muscle
What do coronary arteries do?
Why does your heart need to beat faster when you run?
Your muscles need more oxygen
OR
To get more oxygen to your muscles
What is a risk of eating too much junk food?
heart disease or clogged arteries
What are the two types of digestion
Chemical and mechanical