Human Heart

“PUMP IT ACTIVITY”
Sir JayR Taroy
 Human Heart

Review:
 Blood Circulation

Motivation:
 The heart’s duties are much broader than
simply pumping blood continuously
throughout life. The heart must also
respond to changes in the body’s demand for
oxygen. The heart works very differently
during sleep, for example, than in the middle
of a 5-km (3-mi) run. Moreover, the heart
and the rest of the circulatory system can
respond almost instantaneously to shifting
situations—when a person stands up or lies
down, for example, or when a person is faced
with a potentially dangerous situation

Concept:
 The heart is a hollow muscular organ,
about the size of your fist, which is located
in the center of your chest between the
lungs. It is a double pump that pumps on
the left and right sides. Every side is
divided into two chambers, the atrium and
the ventricle, each of which has left and
right portion, totaling to four chambers
altogether. The top chamber is the atrium
(plural: atria). The bottom chamber is called
the ventricle. The valve acts as one way
door, allowing blood to flow either forward
into the next chamber, or out of the heart.
Concept:
Fill in the blanks:

The (1) ____________ is a hollow muscular

organ, about the size of your (2)
___________. It is a double pump that pumps
on the left and right sides. Every side is
divided into two chambers, the
(3)______________ and the
(4)______________. The (5)_____________
acts as one-way door, allowing blood to flow
either forward into the next chamber, or out of
the heart.

Quiz:
 Key Answer:

The (1) Heart is a hollow muscular

organ, about the size of your (2) Fist. It
is a double pump that pumps on the left
and right sides. Every side is divided into
two chambers, the (3) Atrium and the
(4) Ventricle. The (5) Valve acts as
one-way door, allowing blood to flow
either forward into the next chamber, or
out of the heart.

Concept:
 Cite 5 facts about the
rhythm (pulse/ heart rate)
of the heart

Assignment:
Thank You!