STRUCTURE AND Journey Into a

FUNCTION: Man’s Heart

CIRCULATORY
W h a t makes y o u r
heart beats fast?
What do you know about your
Heart?
How do you take care of your
Heart?
LABORATORY ACTIVITY 1 – PULSE RATE CHECK

Jogging
Standing Walking
in
Place
Pulse
Rate
 What do cell of F__
an organism need
OD_ _ _ _
to carry on life
processes? N
N_______
S
What do you call
the waste products
What is
of the cells?
METABOLISM?
Circulator
y What is
System
CIRCULATION?
Body’s
transport
System
Movement of the
blood
Pumping action of
heart

Distribute
nutrients
 The Function
Cardiovascular
To carry nutrients and
oxygen to and remove
waste“Cardio”
from
Heart
= the cells
“Vascular” of
Blood
=

the body. Vessels

What makes up the circulatory
system?
1. Heart
2. Blood
3. Blood vessels
What is the function of the
blood vessels?
Blood travels from the
heart to the body
through blood vessels.
 three
What are the types
of BLOOD VESSELS?
 Vein
Artery

Capillaries
Which blood vessel carry
blood AWAY from the heart?

Which blood vessel brings

blood BACK to the heart?
BLOO
D
 What is in the…
digested food
red blood cells white blood cells

oxygen waste (urea)

carbon dioxide platelets

plasma hormones
 The most
THE “hardworking”
HEART organ
 The Heart
VEINS – ARTERIES -
bring blood carry blood
toward the away from
heart the heart

Now let’s look inside the HEART…

How does the Heart work? (9 steps)

STEP ONE  Deoxygenated blood

from body travels through VENA
CAVA to the heart

Vena Cava is
the largest vein
in the body.
How does the Heart work? (9 steps)

STEP ONE  Deoxygenated blood

from body travels through VENA
CAVA to the heart

Vena Cava is
the largest vein
in the body.
 Are y o u a
humanitarian?

Are y o u willing
t o donate
blood?
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1 3 Things That You Remember
2 Things That You Don’t
Understand
1 Thing That You Want to Share