Chambers
The function of a chamber
What is manage your heart beat
What is the most common symptom of a heart attack?
What is chest pain or discomfort?
Where does blood go after leaving the right ventricle?
What is the lungs
What is the primary function of the heart
What is to pump blood throughout the body?
What is the outer layer of the heart called?
What is the pericardium?
The upper two chambers
What are the left and right atrium
Name one activity that strengthens the heart.
What is aerobic exercise?
What is the main artery that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart?
What is the aorta?
What type of blood does the right side of the heart handle?
What is oxygen-poor blood?
Name the muscle tissue that makes up the heart.
The lower two chambers of the heart
What is the name of the condition where blood flow to the heart is blocked?
What is a heart attack
What connects the heart to the lungs for oxygen exchange?
What are the pulmonary arteries and veins?
What prevents blood from flowing backward in the heart?
What are valves?
What is the name of the blood vessels that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle?
What are coronary arteries?
The 4 chambers of the heart
What is the Right and Left Atrium as well as the Right and Left Ventricle
Which type of fat is considered bad for heart health?
What are trans fats?
What are the tiny blood vessels where oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide?
What are capillaries?
How many gallons of blood pump per day ?
What is 2,000 gallons
What is the name of the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle?
What is the mitral (or bicuspid) valve?
The location of the extra small chamber
what is above the left atrium above the heart
What is the term for the buildup of plaque in arteries?
What is atherosclerosis?
Trace the path of blood starting at the left atrium.
What is left atrium → left ventricle → aorta → body → right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium?
How does the heart ensure that blood flows in one direction?
What is through the coordinated opening and closing of valves?
What is the role of the endocardium?
What is to line the inner surface of the heart and its chambers?