Heart & Blood cells

Where is your heart?

• in the middle-left side of your chest

• in the middle of your chest

• in the middle-right side of your chest

Our heart has two ___________ and two ___________

• ventricles

• organs

• atria

• muscles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

They deliver oxygen to cells

• White blood cells

• Red blood cells

• Platelets

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The heart has ___________ chambers

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

What carries oxygen around the body?

• Plasma

• Red Blood Cells

• Platelets

• White Blood Cells

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What causes the blood to be the distinct red colour?

• Haemoglobin

• Glucose

• Hormones

• Oxygen

What is the function (job) of the platelets?

• To form clots (i.e. scabs) when you have cuts and grazes.

• To transport oxygen to the muscles

• To carry dissolved sugars.

• To produce antibodies

What is the function (job) of the white blood cells?

• To transport oxygen around the body.

• To carry dissolved sugars.

• To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.

• To release antibodies to help destroy infections.

What is the function (job) of the red blood cells?

• To transport oxygen around the body and to the muscles.

• To release antibodies to fight infections.

• To carry dissolved nutrients and sugars.

• To clot and form scabs if there is a wound on the body.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which blood vessels take blood TO the heart?

• Veins

• Arteries

• Capillaries