How to Feel Your Heart Beat

The video tutorial explains how to feel your pulse and understand its significance as a sign of your heart beating. It describes the heart as a muscle responsible for circulating blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen, and removing carbon dioxide. The heart's efficiency is highlighted, with a focus on how exercise increases the heart's workload to meet the body's increased oxygen demands.

What is the primary function of the heart?

• To digest food

• To pump blood throughout the body

• To produce energy

• To store oxygen

How does blood function in the body?

• As a delivery system for oxygen and nutrients

• As a storage for nutrients

• As a waste disposal unit

• As a muscle relaxant

What happens to carbon dioxide in the blood?

• It is used to build new cells

• It is expelled from the body when you breathe out

• It is converted into oxygen

• It is stored in the muscles

How quickly can the heart pump blood to every part of the body?

• In 10 minutes

• In less than 1 minute

• In 30 seconds

• In 5 minutes

Why does your heart beat faster during exercise?

• To slow down digestion

• To meet the increased demand for oxygen and nutrients

• To increase the body's temperature

• To help you breathe better