Assignment 5 - Circulatory System WebLesson

Your heart works constantly to keep your blood moving throughout your body. Your pulse is part of the circulatory system. In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, without ever pausing to rest.

Introduction: MEDtropolis - Virtual Body > Human Heart > Narrated Tour

Explore The Circulatory System. Then look at Circulatory System and All About Your Heart at KidsHealth. The first takes a long time to load, so be patient. It is worth the wait! Check out the next questions while you are waiting for it to load.

1. Explain your circulatory system. Where is the heart located in your body? What does it do? Explain how blood travels through your body. Make sure to tell about the difference between veins and arteries.

2. What does each side of your heart do? Explain and draw a picture of the heart labeling the various parts. (Or print out the Circulatory System Worksheet and label it.) In your drawing, place arrows indicating the flow of the blood through the heart. What do you need to do to keep your heart healthy?

3. Print the Blood Chart (html), or download it in Word, or make a chart and beside each job, write which type of blood cell does that job.
  • Carry oxygen or food to your lungs
  • Find germs
  • Eat foreign things in your body
  • Take carbon dioxide or waste away
  • Kill infections

Quizzes: KidsHealth Cardiovascular Quiz || Hillendale Circulatory Quiz

BONUS: How the Body Works Movies from KidsHealth. Select the movie for this system.

BONUS: Blood is made up of four parts: red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and platelets.
What does each part do? How much blood is in the average adult's body? What happens when you loose a small amount of blood? Why are blood cells red? Hint: Check under Red Blood Cells. Tell at least two interesting facts you learned about the circulatory system.

BONUS: MEDtropolis - Virtual Body > Human Heart > Animated Heart (also, click on Heart Parts)

BONUS: Check out the KidsHealth Activity Page || Human Blood || Circulatory System MATCHING Activity



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