The heart

The heart

by John Toje

The Heart: Structure and Function

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the arteries?

• Take blood away from the heart

• Take blood into the heart

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What is the function of the veins?

• Take blood away from the heart

• Take blood into the heart

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Which are the smallest blood vessels?

• Veins

• Arteries

• Capillaries

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What is label 1?

• Vein

• Artery

• Capillary

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What is label 2?

• Vein

• Artery

• Capillary

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What is label 3?

• Vein

• Artery

• Capillary

Open Ended

Can you name the 3 types of blood vessels?

Multiple Choice

What structures prevent backflow of blood into the heart?

• arteries

• capillaries

• ventricles

• valves

The heart is a muscle. A very powerful special muscle that pumps blood through our bodies. The heart is the size of a human fist.

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Size of your heart is about the size of

• An apple

• Human fist

• A chickpea

• A football

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The heart pumps the blood around your body through a process called

• Respiration

• Digestion

• Circulation

• Excretion

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Where is the heart located in your body??

• Inside your chest

• Inside your skull

• In the abdomen

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Blood vessels run from the heart to the ___________, around the body and back to the heart.

• Lungs

• Stomach

• Liver

• Brain

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Which side of the heart pumps blood that contains oxygen?

• Left

• Right

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Arteries supply blood from your __________ to your __________.

• Heart, body

• Body, heart

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______________ are the network of fine blood vessels.

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

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Your heart is shaped like an upside down

• Pear shape

• Banana shape

• Pineapple shape

• Apricot shape

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The blood supplies

• Food and oxygen

• Nitrogen and oxygen

• Food and nitrogen