Blood Facts
Name one blood type?
A, B. O or AB
Name one way you can keep your heart healthy?
Exercise and eat healthy
Your heart beats ________ many time per day.
100,000
The heart muscle contracts
Blood is forced out of the heart
The heart is protected by the _________
Rib cage
How is blood pumped throughout your body?
What should you avoid to keep your heart healthy?
Avoid sugary drinks and food high in unhealthy fats.
Before each heart beat the heart is filled with ___________?
Blood
Arteries have thick walls
Blood pumping from the heart is very strong
______________disease is the biggest killer of men and women.
heart
Blood moving from the heart delivers what to all the cells?
Oxygen and nutrients
How long does it take to pump blood to every cell in your body?
Less than 60 seconds
Circulation
Blood flow increases as it nears the heart
Veins get larger
___________is the most important key to heart health
exercise
On the way back to the heart, blood picks up what for removal?
Waste
How big is the average heart?
Fist size
It take less than _______second to pump the blood to every cell in your body.
60
The heart is a muscle
Needs regular exercise to stay healthy.
Blood flow increases as it nears the heart. True or false?
True
One function or job of the circulatory system.
To circulate blood throughout your body.
The right side of the heart received blood from the lungs or the body?
The body
The arteries carry blood pumped to smaller branches of tiny tubes called__________
Capillaries
White blood cells and antibodies are sent to sick part of the body.
The circulatory system helps fight off illness
Arteries have thick or thin walls?
Thik