POINTERS IN SCIENCE 4  It helps in transporting nutrients and collect

wastes to be taken out of your body.

MENINGES
BLOOD
 the linings that protect your brain.
 transports nutrients, and collects wastes to be
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CFS)
taken out of your body.
 functions as a cushion for the brain against
VALVES
the shock from jumping, walking, or running.
 doors that control blood flow in the heart.
SKULL
PERICARDIUM
 the hard structure in your head that protects
 Hearts protection.
your brain.
MYOCARDIUM
BRAIN
 A muscle which makes up the wall of the
 the control center of the body
heart.
 major organ of the body receives messages or
THE HEART IS MADE UP OF CARDIAC MUSCLES
information from sense organs and internal
THE HEART PUMPS 75 TIMES IN A MINUTE AND
organs, then interprets.
100,000 IN A DAY
THE BRAIN HAVE 3 MAJOR PARTS
RIGHT VENTRICLE AND LEFT VENTRICLE
CEREBRUM
 two lower chambers of the heart.
 the largest part of the brain.
RIGHT ATRIUM AND LEFT ATRIUM
CEREBELLUM
 two upper chambers of the heart.
 responsible for the voluntary movements of
HEART ATTACK
your body.
 Happens when blood cloth suddenly clog the
MEDULLA OBLONGATA (BRAIN STEM)
blood stream.
 controls basic life functions such as heartbeat
RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
and digestion.
 is caused by complications following severe
MENINGITIS
throat infection
 the inflammation of the meninges or lining of
PALPITATION
the brain and the spinal cord.
 means skipped or abnormally fast breathing.
EPILEPSY
LUNGS
 characterized by repeated seizures or
 give enough supply of oxygen to the different
abnormal muscular contractions.
parts of the body.
BRAIN TUMOR
PLEURA
 an abnormal growth of tissue inside the brain.
 thin, slippery double membrane which
HYDROCEPHALUS
encloses each lung.
 abnormal increase in the amount of
DIAPHRAGM
cerebrospinal fluid.
 the structure that separates the chest cavity
STROKE
from the abdomen.
 common to old people and happens when
LUNGS GET RID OF GARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE
blood and oxygen flow to the brain is
BODY THROUGH INHALING ANF THE DIAPHRAGM
suddenly interrupted.
LUNGS GET ENOUGH SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO
HEART
PROVIDE FOR THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
 It is about the size of your fist.
BODY THROUGH INHALING ANF THE DIAPHRAGM
 It has four chambers.
 It pumps and force blood to circulate around
WHEN YOU INHALE YOUR DIAGPHRAGM
the body.
FLATTENED.
PNEUMONIA
 an infection of the lungs caused by bacterial
or viral infection or harmful gases.
TUBERCULOSIS
 highly infectious, can be passed through
sneezing and coughing.
LUNG CANCER
 abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in
the lungs.
EATING HELATHY FOOD DOES NOT cause irregular
heart beat or palpitation.
SMOKING is not good for your lungs.
MEAT is NOT a source of Omega-3 fatty acids.
EATING FOODS WHICH ARE HIGH IN FAT is NOT a
way of taking care of your heart.