Celebrate Heart Month with a Jump Rope or Hoops for Heart activity. Heart health affects everything you do. Treat your heart right with physical activity and good nutrition. Listen to the clues. Put your answer with your first and last name and your – teacher’s name in the red, white, and blue bucket in the cafeteria before lunch. Listen to tomorrow’s announcements for the answer and winner. Holidays and work days are from the Austin ISD calendar. Be sure to change to fit your school calendar. February 2017 S M T W T F S Stethoscopes are available through the American Heart Association. Contact: North Texas: South Texas: 1 2 3 4 Blood vessels that carry The smallest Your body’s blood blood back to the heart vessels are called system is called are called A. veins A. digestive system A. arteries B. arteries B. respiratory system B. veins C. capillaries C. circulatory system C. valves D. phalanges D. solar system D. atria 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 What keeps the What is the main What does your blood The heart has how many What is the size of blood flowing through purpose of the heart? deliver to all the body’s chambers? the average heart? the heart in only one A. To help breathe cells? A. six A. a peanut direction? B. to collect dirty blood A. iron B. five B. a foot A. arteries from the body B. carbon dioxide C. four C. a clenched fist B. veins C. to distribute blood to C. oxygen D. three D. a thumb C. valves the body D. food D. atria D. to exercise the muscles
Celebrate Heart Month with a Jump Rope or Hoops for Heart activity. Heart health affects everything you do. Treat your heart right with physical activity and good nutrition. Listen to the clues. Put your answer – with your first and last name and your teacher’s name in the red, white, and blue bucket in the cafeteria before lunch. Listen to tomorrow’s announcements for the answer and winner. Holidays and work days are from the Austin ISD calendar. Be sure to change to fit your school calendar. February 2017 S M T W T F S Stethoscopes are available through the American Heart Association. Contact: North Texas: South Texas: 1 Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart are called A. arteries B. veins C. valves D. atria 2 The smallest vessels are called A. veins B. arteries C. capillaries D. phalanges 3 Your body’s blood system is called A. digestive system B. respiratory system C. circulatory system D. solar system 4 5 6 What keeps the blood flowing through the heart in only one direction? A. arteries B. veins C. valves D. atria 7 What is the main purpose of the heart? A. To help breathe B. to collect dirty blood from the body C. to distribute blood to the body D. to exercise the muscles 8 What does your blood deliver to all the body’s cells? A. iron B. carbon dioxide C. oxygen D. food 9 The heart has how many chambers? A. six B. five C. four D. three 10 What is the size of the average heart? A. a peanut B. a foot C. a clenched fist D. a thumb 11
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