heartsystem.

notebook February21,2017

The Themainpartofthecirculatorysystemistheheart.Your
Cardiovascular heartisreallyamuscle.Itislocatedalittletotheleftofthe
middleofthechestandit'saboutthesizeofyourfist.
or
Theheartsendsbloodaroundyourbody.Thebloodprovidesyourbody
Circulatory withtheoxygenandnutrientsitneeds.Italsocarriesawaywaste.
System Yourheartissortoflikeapump,ortwopumpsinone.Theright
side
ofyourheartreceivesbloodfromthebodyandpumpsittothe
lungs.

Theleftsideoftheheartdoestheexactopposite:itreceivesblood
fromthelungsandpumpsitoutthebody.

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Theblooddoesnotjustsitinyourbodyonceitleavesyourheart.
Theheartismadeupoffourdifferentpartsor
chambers.Theiraretwochambersoneachsideof Itmovesthroughmanytubescalledarteriesandveinswhichtogetherare
theheart.Thetwochambersonthetoparecalled calledbloodvessels.Thesebloodvesselsareattachedtotheheart.Theblood
atria.Oneiscalledatrium. vesselsthatcarrybloodawayfromtheheartarecalledarteries,andtheones
carryingbloodbacktotheheartarecalledveins.
Theatriaarethechambersthatfillwiththeblood
returningtotheheartfromthebodyandlungs.Thetwo
chambersonthebottomarecalledventricles.Theirjobis
Themovementofthebloodthroughtheheartand
tosquirtoutthebloodtothebodyandthelungs. aroundthebodyiscalledcirculation.

Theleftsideofyourheartsendsoxygenrichblood
outtothebody.Thebodytakestheoxygenoutof
Theatriaandtheventriclesworkasateamtheatriafillwithblood
thendumpitintotheventricles.
thebloodandusesitinyourbody'scells.

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StudentQuestions
Whyareveinsblue? Howdoesyourbodyproducemoreblood?
BloodTypes
Thereisacommonmisconceptionthatblood HowDoestheBodyMakeBlood?
http://www.redcrossblood.org/learnaboutblood/bloodtypes
turnsbluewhenitrunsoutofoxygen.Thismyth
hasbeenusedtoexplainwhyveins,whichcarry Tomakeblood,yourbodyneedstomix:
deoxygenatedblood,appeartobeblueunderthe
skin.Themythgoesontoexplainthat,thereason redbloodcells,whichcarryoxygenthroughoutthebody
weneveractuallybleedblueisbecausetheblood whitebloodcells,whichfightinfections
turnsredthesecondithitstheoxygenintheopen
air.Thetruthis,blooddoeschangecolorfrom
Whereareyour platelets,whicharecellsthathelpyoustopbleedingifyougetacut
brightredtodarkredbutitneverturnsblue.The
reasonbloodappearsblueintheveinshastodo
importantarteries plasma,ayellowishliquidthatcarriesnutrients,hormones,andproteinsthroughoutthebody

withwhetherornotthebloodisoxygenated,the
natureofbloodvesselsandthewaylightreflects andveinlocated? Bonemarrowthatgoopystuffinsideyourbonesmakestheredbloodcells,thewhite
bloodcells,andtheplatelets.Plasmaismostlywater,whichisabsorbedfromtheintestines
offofskin. fromwhatyoudrinkandeat,withtheliversupplyingimportantproteins.
Putalltheseingredientstogetherandyouhavebloodanessentialpartofthecirculatory
system
http://visual.merriamwebster.com/humanbeing/anatomy/bloodcirculation/principal
veinsarteries.php

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Whatcausesvaricoseveins?
Whatarevaricoseveins?
Varicoseveinsarecausedby Whataregoosebumps?
Varicoseveinsaretwisted, weakenedvalvesandveinsinyour
enlargedveinsnearthesurface legs.Normally,onewayvalvesin
oftheskin. yourveinskeepbloodflowingfrom
yourlegsuptowardyourheart.
Theyaremostcommoninthe Goosebumpsareatemporarylocalchangeintheskin.Thechainofevents
Whenthesevalvesdonotworkas
legsandankles.Theyusually leadingtothisskinchangestartswithastimulussuchascoldorfear.That
theyshould,bloodcollectsinyour
stimuluscausesanervedischargefromaninvoluntaryportionofthenervous
aren'tserious,buttheycan legs,andpressurebuildsup.
systemcalledthesympatheticnervoussystem.Thenervedischargecauses
sometimesleadtoother Theveinsbecomeweak,large,and contractionoflittlemusclescalledthearrectorespilorum(thehairerector
problems. twisted. muscles).Contractionofthesemuscleselevatesthehairfolliclesabovetherest
Varicoseveinsoftenruninfamilies. oftheskin.Anditisthesetinyelevationsweperceiveasgoosebumps

Agingalsoincreasesyourrisk.
Beingoverweightorpregnantor
havingajobwhereyoumuststand
forlongperiodsoftimeincreases
pressureonlegveins.Thiscanlead
tovaricoseveins

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KeepingyourHeartHealthy

Yourheartisamuscleandifyouwantittobestrong
youhavetoexerciseitjustlikeanyothermusclein
yourbody.
beingactivethatgetsyouhuffingandpuffinglike
jumpingrope,playingbasketball,ordancing.Tryto
beactiveeverysingledayfor30minutes.

Eathealthyfoodsandavoidingunhealthyfats,such
assaturatedfatsandtransfats.

Trytoeatatleastfiveservingsoffruitsand
vegetables.

Avoidsugarydrinksandsoftdrinks.

Don'tsmoke,itcandamagebloodvesselsandthe
heart.

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