SLA Elective Wellness/Nutrition Flashcard 6

Front

About how many times does our hearts beat per minute?

Back

72

Answer explanation

Although this varies by size or even overall health, on average the human heart beats 72 times per minute, that is over a beat a second!

Front

What is a voluntary muscle?

Back

A muscle you CAN move voluntarily

Answer explanation

A voluntary muscle is one we can move and flex at will, such as when you flex to show off your bicep muscles, these are voluntary!

Front

What are the top two chambers of the heart called?

Back

Atrium

Answer explanation

The top two chambers of the heart are called the right and left atrium respectively.

Front

What is NOT an example of an involuntary muscle movement? Options: The flex of your heart to pump blood, The flex of your lung muscles to breathe, The flex of your calf muscle in your leg, The flex of your stomach to digest food

Back

The flex of your calf muscle in your leg

Answer explanation

Any muscle that works without us having to think about it such as our stomach digesting our food or our heart pumping our blood is an involuntary muscle.

Front

This acid is produced when our muscles do not get enough oxygen during exercise...(2 words)

Back

Lactic acid

Answer explanation

The blood pumps oxygen-rich blood into our muscles and carries the carbon dioxide from our muscles back to our lungs to be breathed out. When we do not receive enough oxygen our muscles produce a clear substance called lactic acid.

Front

How many bones are there in the human body?

Back

206

Answer explanation

The human body has 206 bones when fully mature but when we are born we have about 270!

Front

The bottom two chambers of the heart are called

Back

Ventricle

Answer explanation

The bottom two chambers of the eart are called the right and left ventricle respectively.

Front

True or False: In our lifetime our heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.

Back

True

Answer explanation

True, our heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times in our lifetime but it could be more or less depending on how active a person is, their size and many other factors!

Front

This is another word for bad breath...

Back

Halitosis

Answer explanation

Halitosis is the medical term for bad breath.

Front

What is a stigma?

Back

A negative stereotype

Answer explanation

Stigma is a negative stereotype about a certain subject matter. This week we discussed the stigma against mental health.