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100
What is the largest artery in the body?
The Aorta
100
What is the Superior Vena Cava
The Vein that carries the blood around the upper part of the body.
100
What is the job of a white blood cell?
To help fight disease and infection
100
Blood flows from which side of the heart to the lungs?
The right
100
What does the heart look like and why should we keep it healthy?
A hollow organ with walls made of strong muscle.
We should take care of everything God has given us.
200
What is the push of blood through your blood vessels each time your heart beats called?
The pulse
200
Which blood vessels carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body?
Arteries
200
What is the job of red bloods cells?
To carry oxygen to all parts of the body.
200
How many directions does the blood flow through the body and heart?
One direction
200
What is a blood transfusion?
The transfer of blood from one person to another.
300
What is the "heart rate"
The number of times your heart beats in one minute
300
What blood vessels carry blood from the body back to the heart?
Veins
300
What is the liquid part of the blood that dissolves proteins, sugars and nutrients
Plasma
300
Which organ has the main job of cleaning the blood?
The kidneys
300
Are all heart-related health problems the result of bad habits and choices? If not, what else could be the reason?
No. It could be genetic/inherited.
400
Label the parts of the heart
Top left: right atrium
Bottom left: right ventricle
Top right: left atrium
Bottom left: left ventricle
400
What is the valve and what does the valve do?
A small flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
400
How many types of blood are there? Name them. Can they all mix?
4
A, B, AB, O.
No.
400
What are the three jobs of blood?
1. To transport substances around the body
2. To help keep the body's temperature regulated
3. To help defend against infections and disease
400
How can you keep your heart healthy?
Eating the right kinds of foods, exercising, and not smoking.
500
Use arrows to show the flow of blood through the heart:
500
What are the smallest blood vessels and what is their job.
Capillaries. Their job is to connect arteries and veins.
500
What are platelets & what do they do?
The small fragments of cells that help form blood clots.
500
What was William Harvey famous for?
Discovering how the circulatory system works, how blood circulates, and the EKG machine.
500
How is your blood cleaned by your skin, lungs, or kidneys?
SKIN: Releases waste through sweat glands and pores.
LUNGS: Carbon dioxide and other wastes are removed during respiration.
KIDNEYS: Filter wastes excess water from your body.