Name:  ______________________

Circulatory System Web Quest

1. Describe the functions of the circulatory system.

 

2. What are the three main parts of the circulatory system?

 

3. What is the function of the heart in the circulatory system?

 

4. What is the function of the blood in the circulatory system?

 

5. What are the three main blood vessels and their functions?

 

6. Describe the structure of veins, arteries and capillaries.  Draw a sketch of what each looks like.

 

 

 

7. Using your diagram of the heart, label the following structures: superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, right ventricle, left ventricle, right atrium, left atrium, semilunar valves (aortic and pulmonary valves), tricuspid valve, bicuspid (mitral) valve, pulmonary artery, aorta, pulmonary vein.

 

8. On the same diagram, color the oxygenated parts of the heart red and the deoxygenated parts deep red or purple.

 

9. Using arrows, show the path of blood through the heart. View it here!

 

10. Learn about some disorders of the heart.

·        Describe coronary artery disease.  View how the arteries build up with plaque.

 

·        Describe high cholesterol and why it is bad.

 

·        Describe a heart attack.

 

     11.    How can these disorders be prevented?