The Heart
Circulatory
Diet
Exercise
Random Facts
100
The size of a human fist
What is the approximate size of your heart?
100
The circulatory system is responsible for
What is transporting blood and materials (nutrients, oxygen) throughout the body?
100
These are examples of heart-healthy vegetables
What are broccoli, carrots, spinach, tomatoes, onions, peppers, etc.?
100

These are exercise activities


What is riding your bike, going to gym class, playing sports, using stairs instead of elevators

100
A person can promote heart healthy by
What is exercise and eat heart-healthy food?
200
The location of the heart
What is on the left side of the chest, underneath the rib cage?
200
The three parts of the circulatory system
What is the heart, blood, and the blood vessels?
200
Examples of heart-healthy protein sources
What are lean meats (grilled chicken, turkey, seafood), nuts, and eggs
200
The amount of exercise a middle-school student should get each day
What is 60 minutes of exercise daily?
200
The type of blood arteries carry
What is oxygenated blood?
300
The heart pumps blood to (2 places)
What are the lungs and the tissues of the body?
300

The heart pumps blood to (2 places)

What are the lungs and the tissues in the body?
300
The amount of fruit you should eat daily
What is 1 1/2 to 2 cups of fruit daily?
300
This happens to your heart rate during and after exercise
What is your heart rate increases?
300
The type of blood veins carry
What is deoxygenated blood?
400
The four chambers of the heart 

What are right and left atrium, and right and left ventricles?

400
This type of blood vessel carries blood TO the heart
What is a vein?
400
The type of grains you should eat to keep your heart healthy
What are whole grains (whole-wheat bread, whole-wheat pasta, brown rice, and oatmeal)?
400
The normal resting heart rate for a middle-school student

What is 50-110 beats per minute?

400
The pulmonary artery carries blood to
What is the lungs?
500
The number of the valves in the heart

What is 4?

500
If we have no circulation, this happens to our bodies
What is your body tissues will not receive blood containing oxygen and nutrients, ending in death
500
These things should be limited in your diet to keep your heart healthy
What are sodium and unhealthy fats (saturated fats, trans fats)?
500
This is how you measure your heart rate
1. Hold your hand in front of you, with your palm facing up

2. Place two fingers from other hand at the top, outside edge of your wrist

3. Silently count your pulse for 30 seconds.

4. Multiply the number by 2.

500
The names of the valves in the heart

What are the aortic, pulmonic, tricuspid, and mitral valves?