Circulatory System Quiz

1a. Right atrium receives blood returning from the body
1b. Left atrium receives blood returning from the lungs
1c. Left ventricle pumps blood to the body
1d.Right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs
3a. Inferior vena cava carries blood from the right atrium
3b. Superior vena cava carries blood from the right atrium
3c. Pulmonary artery carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
3d. Aorta carries blood from the left ventricle to the body
4a. Systole is when blood is pushed out of the heart into the arteries
4b. Diastole is when blood fills ventricles
5. The valves between the atria and ventricles are called the Atrioventricular valves
6a. Systemic circulation is the portion of the cardiovascular system which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
6b. Pulmonary circulation is the portion of the cardiovascular system which carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.
7a. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
7b. Veins are blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart
7c. Arterioles are small blood vessels that extend and branch out from an artery and lead to capillaries
7d. Venules are small blood vessels that allow deoxygenated blood to return from the capillary beds to the larger blood vessels called veins
7e. Capillaries are blood vessels that connect the arteries and veins
8. Cardiac arteries supply the heart tissue with oxygen
9. Hepatic portal vein carries blood from the small intestine to the liver
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11. Artery
12. Vena Cava, Right Ventricle, Right Atrium, Pulmonary Veins, Pulmonary Artery, Lungs,
, Pulmonary Veins , Left Atrium , Left Ventricle ,Aortic Valve , Aorta
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15. The aorta divides the pulmonary arteries

How your Lungs Work

Lungs, Smoking and Asthma

Lungs

The lungs are a part of the respiratory system they are soft and spongy and cone shaped, they are two separated sacs or bags which take in air when you inhale, alveoli's are small sacs located in the lungs there are millions of them, and they take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide when you breathe. Lungs decrease in size when you exhale because the diaphragm flattens and when you inhale the diaphragm contracts which gives more space for the lungs to expand as they fill up with air.

Smoking

Smoking destroys your lungs, cigarettes are full of chemicals that hurt your body, and they hurt your lungs with three types of grot nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide. Smoking can give you lung cancer, makes you lose your sense of smell, heart disease, shortness of breath known as emphysema, stomach cancer, mouth and throat cancer, stained teeth and bad breath, and more coughs and colds.

Asthma

Asthma is a common condition in the lungs; people who have asthma can experience coughing, shortness of breath, and tightness in the chest. People who have asthma get asthma attacks because of impure or unclean air which makes there trachea swell and that makes breathing harder so they use their inhalers to expand the trachea to breath easily, attacks can also be triggered by exercise, food allergies, weather, or even emotions sometimes.

Alveoli Diagram

This is the diagram of an alveoli which was in the worksheet about the respiratory system.

Respiratory System

1.List the structures below in the order in which air passes them as it travels from the nose to the lungs

alveoli; trachea; bronchi; bronchioles; larynx; pharynx
Ans. pharynx; larynx; trachea; bronchi; bronchioles; alveoli

2.Which is the odd one out?
Trachea; esophagus; nasal cavity; larynx; bronchi; bronchioles
Ans. esophagus

3.How are dust particles that enter the respiratory system in the air expelled?
Ans. Through the nasal cavity--->nose hairs--->cilia

4.Add the correct terms from the list below to the following descrpions.

A.Alveoli; B.Trachea; C.Bronchioles; D.Palate; E.Pleura; F.Diaphragm; G.Pharynx; H.Expiration; I.Epiglottis; J.Tidal volume.

a) Smallest respiratory passageways. Ans.C
b)Seperates the mouth from the nose. Ans.D
c)Windpipe. Ans.B
d)Where gas exchange takes place. Ans.A
e)Stops food "going the wrong way" choking during swallowing. Ans.I

f)Both air and food pass through this. Ans.G
g)The movement of air out of the lungs. Ans.H
h)The main muscle involved in inspiration. Ans.F
i)Membranes that cover the lungs and line the pleural cavity. Ans.E
j)The volume of air inhaled or exhaled at each normal breath. Ans.J

6.Arrange these statements in the right order to describe inspiration.
A.The air pressure in the air tight pleural cavities decreases. 4
B.The muscles between the ribs contract to move the ribs cranially and laterally. 1
C.Air is drawn down the trachea into the lungs. 5
D.The diaphragm contracts and flattens. 2
E.The lungs expand to fill the space created. 3

7.True or false? Circle the correct answer
a)The pericardium is the membrane surrounding the lungs. Ans.True

b)The tidal volume describes the maximum amount of air that can be inhaled into the lungs. Ans.False

c)The epiglottis closes off the larynx during swallowing. Ans.False

d)When an animal exercises the rate of breathing increases because the carbon dioxide in the blood increases. Ans.True

e)Carbon dioxide in the blood is maily in the blood plasma. Ans.True

f)Oxygen moves from the alveoli into the capillaries by the process of osmosis. Ans.False

g)Expired air contains around 16% oxygen. Ans.True

Healthy and Unhealthy Foods

There are many unhealthy foods that we all eat but we also all know that eating too many calories makes you fat an example is eating 1 Big Mac meal which has 2000 calories more than half of what a adult needs a day which is 3000 calories. People should take notice of what they are eating and the amounts of it because you might end up with a blocked artery, you should eat less amounts of cholestrol and animals fats to stop that. Healthy foods should include lower calories and high vitamins and minerals, they should also have low saturated fats and high fiber.

Science Grade Letter

Dear Parents,
Your son has scored a total grade of 3 out of 6 in science, compared to other grades it wouldn’t be good but considering he is a new student and he missed out most of the topics it isn’t that bad. I think that your son could have done a better job but he tried, he should improve and catch up with other students this term though. Karim should work hard, he is a good student overall.

Digestive System Parts and Functions

Mouth:
The mouth breaks down carbohydrates chemically by producing saliva which slimes the food so it can slide down the esophagus easily; the mouth also physically digests food making it into smaller bits by chewing food.

Esophagus:
The esophagus is a muscular tube that squeezes the food down to the stomach.

Stomach:
The stomach stores food and mixes food which is mechanical digestion and that breaks down food further; the stomach produces an acid which helps breaking down protein and makes it easier for pepsin to break. Pepsin is an enzyme produced in the stomach which breaks down proteins.

Small intestine:
In the small intestine fats (lipids), carbohydrates and proteins are all finished getting digested. All these are absorbed into your blood for your body.

Pancreas:
The pancreas makes all the important enzymes for the small intestine to digest fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Lipase is an enzyme which digests fats, amylase is the enzyme which digests carbohydrates and pepsin is the enzyme which digests proteins. The pancreas also makes insulin in order for your body cells to suck up sugar (glucose).

Liver:
The liver makes bile which is stored in your gallbladder and sent to your small intestine to help break down fat. The liver filters blood from the small intestine and it also stores sugar so it can be released.

Large intestine:
The large intestine absorbs water it also stores undigested waste until it is expelled out of the anus.

Mouth Functions

The mouth is the first part in the digestive system first of all it physically breaking down food by chewing and it produces a sticky liquid called saliva that makes food softer and slimy so it can slide down your esophagus easily, saliva breaks down carbohydrates chemically. Saliva is produced from the salivary glands.