Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology 1 - WS20

Mia is learning about the human body in her biology class. She is curious to find out which of the following structures is part of the circulatory system. Can you help her?

• Inferior vena cava

• Spine

• Sternum

• Rib

Daniel is learning about the human circulatory system and discovers that the ______ is a large artery that carries blood away from the heart.

• Trachea

• Descending Aorta

• Esophagus

• Lung

Kai learned in his biology class that in one ______ your heart pumps enough blood to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool

• day

• month

• week

• year

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

1. Cardiovascular system: _______

• How the system of the body works

• Made mostly of connective tissue and provides a protective covering for the surface of the heart

• Lines the heart chambers and covers the valves of the heart; extends into the blood vessels attached to the heart

• This sac goes around the heart

• The heart with all its associated vessels

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

2. Imagine Mia is running a marathon. Her body needs to efficiently exchange gases to keep her muscles working. Which system in her body is responsible for getting oxygen from the air and getting rid of carbon dioxide?

• Gets oxygen from the air; you need oxygen to live; also gets rid of carbon dioxide your body makes and consists of the lungs and all the tubes

• Carries the air you breathe to your lungs

• How the system of the body works

• Made mostly of connective tissue and provides a protective covering for the surface of the heart

• Carries the food you swallow to your stomach

Jackson was learning about the human body in his biology class. His teacher explained that a normal __________ is about the size of a fist.

• heart

• lubrication

• 7,200

• cells

• epicardium

James and Grace were learning about the human body in their biology class. Their teacher asked, "You have around __________ miles of blood vessels in your body."

• B. 7,200

• K. 60,000

• D. heart

• A. lubrication

• C. epicardium

7. Trachea: _______

• Carries the food you swallow to your stomach

• Made mostly of connective tissue and provides a protective covering for the surface of the heart

• Carries the air you breathe to your lungs

• How the system of the body works

• Tiny power-generators that keep the heart muscle continually supplied with energy

Emma is studying biology and learns that the heart generates its own __________ signals.

• heart

• electrical

• lubrication

• 7,200

• epicardium

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

During a biology class, David learned that the ______ is a muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach.

• Trachea

• Esophagus

• Inferior vena cava

• Descending Aorta