Vital Signs
Circulatory System
Respiratory System
Riddles
PBJH
100

What are the 4 main vital signs doctors check?

Temperature, pulse, respiration rate, blood pressure

100

What organ pumps blood through the body?

The heart

100

What organ do we use to breathe in oxygen?

Lungs

100

I beat all day and all night, but never get tired. What am I?

The heart

100

What is our school mascot?

Zebras
200

What is a normal blood pressure?

120/80

200

What type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

Arteries

200

What tube connects the throat to the lungs?

Trachea (windpipe)

200

I bring oxygen in, but I’m not a door. I’m in your chest, not on the floor. What am I?

The lungs

200

What is the acronym for our Behavior Matrix?

S.T.R.I.P.E.S

300

A normal resting heart rate for teens is about ___ to ___ beats per minute.

60-100

300

Which blood vessels carry blood back to the heart?

Veins

300

What gas do we breathe out after using oxygen?

Carbon dioxide

300

I’m a pipe, but not for water. I carry air where it’s hotter. What am I?

Trachea
300

What is the name of the contract we created together to guide our behavior?

Social Contract

400

If a patient has a fever, this is a sign of what?

Infection

400

What is the main job of the circulatory system?

Transport blood, oxygen, and nutrients

400

Which vital sign will be abnormal if this system is out of wack?

Respiration Rate

400

I’m full of branches but not a tree; I help your blood flow through me. What am I?

Veins/Arteries

400

What is the name of the counselor?

Mrs. Laurent

500

What might happen if our blood pressure is too low?

Fainting

500

How many chambers does the heart have?

4

500

What is the pathway of oxygen in the respiratory system?

Nose/Mouth,trachea(windpipe),bronchi, then lungs

500

I’m invisible, you need me to survive, without me no one could stay alive. What am I?

Oxygen

500

Who is the BEST teacher in the school?

Ms. Henry