Nutrition, The Digestive System and The Heart    (Worksheet 4)    Answers


The Heart


Can you name all the different parts of the heart?  Use the words listed below to fill in the missing words.
 

 

 

Lungs
Pulmonary
Left
Arteries
Right
Valves
Four
Aorta
Veins

 

 

Answers:

1. The heart has four chambers.
 
2. Arteries carry oxygenated blood.
 
3.

The pulmonary artery is the only artery to carry deoxygenated blood.
 

4.

The left side of the heart receives oxygenated blood.
 

5. The right side of the heart receives deoxygenated blood.
 
6. The aorta is the main artery to the body.
 
7. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs
 
8. Veins carry deoxygenated blood.
 
9. The Pulmonary vein is the only vein to carry oxygenated blood.
 
10. Valves prevent the backflow of blood in the heart and veins.