ES My Heart

The main job of the the heart is to:

• Help me make decisions

• Helps me hear the music

• Pumps blood around my body

• Keeps my balance on a bicycle

Blood has an important gas that keeps my cells (and me) alive. It is:

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

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My heart is made up mostly of this type of tissue:

• Fat

• Muscle

• Neurons

• Bone

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My heart moves blood around my body. What can be found in the blood?

• Oxygen

• Nutrients like glucose

• Waste products

• The blood moves all of these products!

How many chambers does your heart have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What organ does the heart pump blood to in order to get more oxygen?

• Lungs

• Stomach

• Brain

• Skin

Between the heart chambers are "valves" that act as gates in order to -

• Move blood backwards in the body

• Keep the blood flowing in one direction

Thick tubes that move blood AWAY from the heart are called:

• Veins

• Arteries

• Capillaries

Veins are blood vessels (or tubes) that move blood-

• Towards the heart

• Away from the heart

What are capillaries?

• The smallest blood vessels in the body

• They connect arteries to veins

• Both of these answers are correct!

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