Heart Anatomy
What is the largest artery in the human body?
What is the aorta
This vessel is responsible for carrying blood away from the heart
What are arteries
What does CVD stand for?
What is Cardiovascular Disease
Your heart is about the size of what?
What is your fist
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere to perform photosynthesis?
What is Carbon Dioxide
Which side of the heart is larger
This vessel is responsible for carrying blood towards the heart
what are veins
What is the number 1 cause of death in America?
What is Cardiovascular Disease or CVD
About how many times a day does your heart beat?
100,000
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
what is diamond
List the 4 chambers of the heart
Right and Left Atrium
Right and Left Ventricle
Which blood component is responsible for fighting off infection
What are white blood cells
List 3 risk factors that may lead to CVD?
Smoking
Ultra processed foods / poor diet
What causes the sound of your heartbeat (what you hear when using a stethoscope)
Heart valves opening and closing
What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen (about 78%)
List the 4 valves of the heart
Tricuspid, Pulmonary, Mitral, Aortic
Which component helps with blood clotting to stop bleeding
What are platelets
What is the term for being born with CVD
Congenital Disorder
The earliest known open-heart surgery occurred in what year?
What is 1893
What element does the symbol 'O' represent on the periodic table?
Oxygen
Which chamber receives blood from the lungs
What is the left atrium
What chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body?
Left Ventricle
What percentage of the world is born with Congenital Disorder?
Less than 1%
Which animal has the fastest heartbeat, reaching up to 1,200 beats per minute?
What is the hummingbird
What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates on its side?
Uranus