The Human Circulatory System Activity

Group Members:
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1. Obtain a large piece of kraft paper. Lay it on the floor. Have one member of
your group lay on top of the paper. Head and legs can extend beyond the
paper, the remainder of the body needs to be on the paper.
2. Using a pencil or marker, trace the outline of their body on the paper.
3. Note the location of the lungs and heart. Using a pencil, draw them in. Be as
accurate as you can with size. Show all four chambers of the heart.
QUESTIONS
A) What are the names of the four chambers?
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B) Which chambers contract during lub? ______________________________
Which chambers contract during dub? _____________________________
4. Draw in the blood vessels listed below.
Arteries:

pulmonary, carotid, aortic arch

Veins:

jugular, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, pulmonary

QUESTIONS
A) Starting at the right atrium, in what order does blood flow through the four
chambers?
Right Atrium _____________________ ____________________
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B) Where does blood from the right ventricle go? Where does blood form the
left ventricle go?
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5. Except for the pulmonary artery and vein, colour all the arteries red and all the
veins blue). Colour the pulmonary artery and vein opposite.
QUESTION
A) What do the colours represent? Why are the pulmonary artery and veins
opposite the norm?
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6. Connect the major veins and arteries by drawing in capillaries in the lungs and
abdomen. Colour the capillary beds appropriately.
QUESTION
A) Capillaries are the site of ___________________________________________
7. Make sure all the vessels are connect to something (heart, organ, another vessel).
Teacher Signature Required: __________________________________________

8. Trace the pathway of a deoxygenated red blood cell after it leaves the lungs. Write
the pathway in the space below, and include arrows on your life-size diagram.
Include all the blood vessels and parts of the heart that the blood cell goes through in
the correct order.