Heart Anatomy
The heart chamber that receives oxygen-poor blood from the body.
What is the right atrium?
The liquid part of blood that transports nutrients and waste.
What is plasma?
Circulation from the heart to the lungs and back
What is pulmonary circulation?
High blood pressure is also called this.
What is hypertension?
A simple activity that strengthens the heart and improves circulation.
What is exercise?
The heart chamber that pumps blood to the lungs
What is the right ventricle?
Cells that carry oxygen using hemoglobin.
What are red blood cells?
Circulation from the heart to the body and back.
What is systemic circulation?
Build-up of fatty deposits in arteries is known as…
What is atherosclerosis?
A diet low in these helps prevent atherosclerosis.
What is fat or cholesterol?
These valves prevent blood from flowing backward in the heart
What are heart valves?
Cells that fight infection and disease.
What are white blood cells?
Blood vessels that allow exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste.
What are capillaries?
Occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked, causing chest pain.
What is a heart attack?
One habit to avoid to reduce the risk of heart disease.
What is smoking?
The muscular wall separating the left and right sides of the heart.
What is the septum?
Small blood components that help clotting.
What are platelets?
Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart.
What are veins?
A condition where part of the brain loses blood supply.
What is a stroke?
Two ways to control blood pressure naturally.
What are exercise and a healthy diet?
The name of the largest artery leaving the left ventricle.
What is the aorta?
The protein in red blood cells that binds to oxygen.
What is hemoglobin?
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
What are arteries?
Why is hypertension called the “silent killer”?
Because it often has no symptoms but can damage the heart and vessels.
Name three ways to maintain a healthy circulatory system.
What are Exercise, healthy diet, no smoking, maintain healthy weight, manage stress (any three)