science test the human body Flashcards
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What does the Circulatory system carry to all parts of your body?
The Circulatory system carries food, oxygen and waste substances
What are the 3 main parts of the Circulatory system?
The 3 main parts of the Circulatory system are the heart, blood vessels and blood
Where is the heart found in your body?
The heart is found inside our chest beneath our lungs slightly to the left.
What is the job of the heart?
The job of the heart is to pump blood through our body (this process is called circulation)
The heart has two sides what does the left side do ?
The left side of the heart pumps blood that contains oxygen around the body
What does the right side of the heart do?
The right side of the heart pumps blood without oxygen to the lungs only so that they can recieve oxygen.
What is blood?
Blood is a red liquid that flows through our body.
What does blood do?
Blood carries food and oxygen to all parts of our body.It also picks up waste products ,such as carbon dioxide ,and carries it to the organs that can get rid of them.
What is carbon dioxide and what are the other organs that discard waste products?
Carbon Dioxide is a waste gas that the body must get rid of and kidneys and lungs are organs that also help discard waste products.
Where does blood move through?
Blood moves through blood vessels
What are the 3 kinds of blood vessels?
The 3 kinds of blood vessels are veins, arteries and capillaries .
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Each blood vessel has a different _________ and __________in the body. Blood vessels run from the _________ to the _______ , around the body and back to the _______. Blood always moves along the same pathway in the ___________.
Structure and function. Heart to the lungs around the body and back to the heart. Blood vessels.
label this diagram
What does the artery do?
Carries blood containing oxygen and food away from the heart to the body.
What does the vein do?
Carries blood that doesnt contain oxygen, to the lungs
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What does the capillaries do?
Joins arteries and veins. Very narrow with thin walls to allow substances, such as food and oxygen, to move through them.
What is a heartbeat?
A heartbeat is when your heart contracts to pump blood.
Why does the heart pump blood to the lungs before pumping blood to the body?
Because blood that doesn’t contain oxygen must be pumped to the lungs so it can get oxygen then get pumped to the body.
Why do we need 3 different blood vessels?
Because each one does a different job in our body .
How many times roughly does your heartbeat per minute?
About 90 times but when you’re grown up it beats about 70 times a minute.
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When you run around, your body needs a lot more ________ and _______. The more _______ you are, the more often your _____ needs to beat to supply enough _____ _________ and _________.
Food and oxygen. Active, heart, food particles and oxygen
How can you count your heartbeats?
By feeling your pulse.
What is your pulse caused by?
By the pressure of your blood as the heart pumps it to the rest of your body.
Where are 2 good places to find your pulse?
On the side of your neck and the inside of your wrist.