Heart Throbs
Harry Potter explored one chamber of secrets, the heart has this many chambers for a red blood cell to explore
What is four
Disney Cruises take travelers to the Bahamas. Arteries take this type of blood away from the heart
What is oxygenated
This type of blood cell may be lacking a nucleus but that doesn’t stop it from making a connection with hemoglobin ;)
What is a red blood cell
In basketball, teams who play zone defense work together to stop the other team from scoring. The circulatory system works with this other system to protect the body against infection
What is the lymphatic system
This heart disease, commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to a part of the heart
What is myocardial infarction
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is made of plenty of muscle. Name the type of muscle the heart is made of
The easiest way to paddle a canoe is with the flow of a river. This type of valve ensures blood travels the same direction in veins
What is one-way
Transporting nutrients, wastes and hormones is one of the main functions of blood. This is the other main function
What is homeostatic regulation
Tom Brady is a quarterback who can recognize a defense with his eyes closed. These are proteins that recognize the antigens displayed by foreign particles and trigger a series of events to neutralize them
What are antibodies
Peanut butter and chocolate bind together like red blood cells and hemoglobin. This disease prevents them from binding
What is sickle cell anemia
Mrs. Stefanyk is the strongest of them all...just like this chamber of the heart
What is the left ventricle
You may have to exchange currency when traveling by water, these structures facilitate gas exchange in the circulatory system
What are capillaries
Feeling a little lonely? Don’t worry, this type of blood cell doubles when your body is fighting an infection and will surely keep you company
What are white blood cells
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts displays the history of basketball from nearly 130 years. Blood type B individuals display this type of antigens
What are B antigens
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s “Shallow” weakens my heart. This disease weakens your immune system as well as prevents blood from clotting normally leading to frequent nosebleeds and bruising
What is leukemia
If you don’t quit playing games with my heart, we will need to be separated by this wall of tissue in the heart
What is the septum
Boat Captains read nautical maps to track the pathways of potential danger areas. This pathway circulates blood from the heart to the lungs and back
What is pulmonary
This type of blood cell breaks down like it’s just been dumped
In baseball, RISP stands for Runners In Scoring Position. The acronym AIDS stands for this immune disorder
What is acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Arteriosclerosis can be described as a hardening of the ____________ due to a build up of ____________
What are arteries and plaque
Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” stimulates many emotions. This structure generates an electrical stimulus in the heart
What is the sinoatrial node (SA node)
In the movie Titanic, Jack and Rose’s blood pressure was soaring as the ship plunged into the Atlantic. Blood pressure is measure by this ratio
What is systolic/diastolic
The nervous system can control the loss of heat by the body by adjusting the amount of blood flow to the skin’s surface. This process is known to conserve heat by contracting the blood vessels
What is vasoconstriction
A technical foul wouldn’t stop these three types of T-cells from doing their job to target pathogens
What are helper t-cells, killer t-cells, and suppressor t-cells
In the movie Dodgeball, White Goodman once said, “Noone makes me bleed my own blood”. If he had this clotting disorder...he wouldn’t have a choice
What is hemophilia