Heart
What does the heart do?
It pumps enough blood to deliver a continuous supply of oxygen and other nutrients to the brain
What is the most important organ in your body?
A: the heart B: the lungs C: the brain
The brain is the most important organ in your body as it controls your body
Through which type blood vessel does blood flow through when exiting the heart?
Arteries
What comes into your lungs when you breathe in and when you breathe out
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide enters and exits the lungs when you breathe in and when you breath out
How big is your heart?
Your heart is about the size of your fist
What organ collects waste?
The kidneys
What is the largest artery in the human body?
The Aorta
What protects your lungs?
The ribs
What does the aorta do?
It brings oxygen rich blood to your heart and the rest of your body
What does the stomach use to break down food?
What type of blood cells carry oxygen and nutrients and dispose of chemical waste and carbon dioxide?
Red blood cells
Why is the left lung smaller than the right?
Because the left lung shares space with the heart
What is the average heartbeat for an average child?
70-80 bpm
What organ controls the nervous system?
The Brain
These blood vessels bring oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium.
The pulmonary veins
What do the alveoli store?
They store oxygen
From which chamber of the heart does blood leave to go to the lungs?
The right Ventricle
True or False
Your skin is the largest organ in your body
A: True
B: False
True
What's the name of the large veins that return blood to the heart.
They are called the Superior and Inferior vena cava
What powers your lungs
The diaphragm powers most of the work necessary in breathing.