Download prep biology circulatory webquest

HEART WEBQUEST
Part 1.
http://www.nucleusinc.com/animation2.php
Roll your cursor over the heart to IDENTIFY the parts of the human heart! Draw a sketch
of the different parts.
Part 2.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/heart.html
1. Your heart is made of what type of tissue? _________________
2. What is the main purpose of the heart? _________________
3. How many chambers are in your heart? What are the names of the different chambers?
4. If you are talking about only one of the top chambers, what it is called? ____________
5. What do the top two chambers do? _________________________________________
6. What do the bottom two chambers do? ______________________________________
7. Identify the part of the heart that divides it into two: __________________
8. What is the function of VALVES in your heart? _______________________________
9. What are the names of the four valves in the heart?
10. What are the two types of BLOOD VESSELS in your body? What is the function of
each?
11. How long does it take your heart to send blood to every cell in your body? _________
12. Why is it so important to keep blood flowing through your body?
13. The returning blood enters the __________side of the heart. The right ventricle
pumps the blood to the ________ for a little freshening up. In the lungs, _________ is
removed from the blood and sent out of the body when we exhale. What's next? An
inhale, of course, and a fresh breath of oxygen that can enter the blood to start the
process again. And remember, it all happens in about a minute!
14. What makes the “LUB‐DUB” sound of your heartbeat?
15. Where can you find/feel your PULSE?
16. Each beat is caused by the ____________________of your heart.
17. Take your PULSE, what is it? _________
18. What are FIVE things you can do to keep your heart HEALTHY?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Part 3
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000131.html
1. What is the FUNCTION of your circulatory system?
2. How big is your heart?
Part 4
Recap from notes!
RED BLOOD CELLS
1. _____________is the FLUID COMPONENT of blood.
2. ____________makes up the remaining percentage of blood.
3. Red Blood Cells are also known as _______________________. What is their main
function?
4. Where does Red Blood Cell formation take place?
5. Red Blood Cells contain what protein?
6. How long do Red Blood Cells live for?_______________
WHITE BLOOD CELLS
1. White blood cells are also known as _______________________.
2. What is the function of a WHITE BLOOD CELL?
3. TRUE or FALSE: WBC can leave the blood vessels and enter the body cavity.
Part 5
http://www.medindia.net/know_ur_body/cirsystem.asp
DID YOU KNOW?
1. Every second, __________________________ are destroyed in the human body.
2. Human blood is ______________. It is the ______________; a pigment present in
the ______________that is responsible for the ______________color of the blood.
3. ______________ is nothing but the sound produced by the closure of
______________of the heart when the blood is pushed through its chamber.
4. A ______________'s heart beat is faster than that of a ______________'s.
5. The human heart continues to ______________ even after it is taken out of the body
or cut in to pieces.
Part 6
http://www.blaufuss.org/
Click on HEART SOUNDS TUTORIAL..VERY COOL!!! Look at your heart viewed as
an X-RAY…then hit NEXT to see additional VERY COOL ANIMATIONS!
Part 7
http://www.wellesley.edu/Biology/Courses/111/HeartValves.MOV
Here you can take a LOOK AT REAL HUMAN VALVES opening and closing in the
heart. What do they look like? Draw a sketch below?
Part 8
http://www.neok12.com/quiz/CIRSYS01
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM QUIZ #1 – Print your results
Part 9
http://www.neok12.com/quiz/CIRSYS06
QUIZ ON BLOOD VESSELS – Print your results
Part 10
http://www.neok12.com/quiz/CIRSYS03
HUMAN HEART QUIZ #1 – Print your results
Part 11
http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Circulatory-System-01.htm
WHEN COMPLETE, PRINT THIS DIAGRAM OUT PLEASE AND STAPLE IT TO
THE PACKET.