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Circulatory System
Healthy/Unhealthy
Heart Beats
Miscellaneous
100

First, we inhale oxygen from the air that goes straight to the _____________ .

Lungs.

100

If recommended Calorie intake is 2,000kcal a day, and Paul is eating 2,750kcal a day, is he healthy or unhealthy?

Unhealthy.

100

Which animals heart will beat the fastest?

A) Elephant

B) Sheep

C) Hummingbird

Hummingbird

100

Why is my heart important?

It helps pump oxygen from our lungs to our body and muscles.

200

After the air has been oxygenated by the lungs, it travels through ____________ that carry blood towards the heart.

Veins.

200

If Susie eats 380 Grams of carbohydrates a day, but the recommended intake is 260g, is Susie eating healthy or unhealthy?

unhealthy

200

Which animals heart beat will be the slowest?

A) Dog

B) Fish

C) Whale

C) Whale

200

How does oxygen get from our lungs to our muscles?

Oxygen is absorbed in to the blood stream from the lungs. Then, the heart pumps the oxygenated blood to the body.

300

Next, the blood gets pumped away from the heart and travels through ______________ to get to the muscles and rest of the body.

Arteries.

300

Where can the drug Nicotine be found?

cigarettes.

300

Why does our heart beat faster when we exercise?

Because the heart has to pump blood to the body faster to keep muscles oxygenated.

300

Why is a whales heartbeat slower then a humans?

A whale's heartbeat is slower than a humans because a human has a larger circulatory system (it takes longer for the blood to circulate throughout the body).
400

After the body and muscles have used up the oxygen in the blood, the oxygen depleted blood travels through the veins to get back to ____________.

The heart

400

Which one of the following contains the most amount of sugar?

A) Beer

B) Cigarettes

C) Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola

400
Name two places on your body you can find your pulse.

Heart (chest), Wrist, Thumb, Neck.

400

What is a VEIN?

A) A thin-walled blood vessel that carries blood TO the heart.

B) A thick-walled blood vessel that carries blood AWAY FROM the heart.

A thin-walled blood vessel that carries blood TO the heart.

500
The heart then pumps the blood away from the heart through 1.____________ to get to the 2._____________ which allow us to release the oxygen depleted air through our mouth/nose.

1. Arteries

2. Lungs

500

Why is a meal of fruit, vegetable, and steak healthier than a meal from McDonalds?

Because McDonald's meals will be fried in grease so it will have a much higher fat, calorie, and saturates than recommended.

OR

Because fruits and vegetables provide us with the nutrients we need to grow better than McDonalds.

500

Why do bigger animals have a slower heartbeat than smaller animals?

It takes more time for the blood to make one full circulation through the body of bigger animals than smaller animals.

500

What is an ARTERY?

A) A thin-walled blood vessel that carries blood TO the heart.

B) A thick-walled blood vessel that carries blood AWAY FROM the heart.

B) A thick-walled blood vessel that carries blood AWAY FROM the heart.