Human Body Corporation
The Heart
By: Hallea, Madi, Larissa
Location and Appearance
Teammates
Facts about Me
1. I have four chambers.
2. I am the size of your fist.
3. The average adult heart beats 3,600,000 times a year and 2.5 billion a lifetime.
4. Everyday I create enough energy to drive a truck 20 miles.
5. Grab a tennis ball and squeeze it tightly; thats how hard the beating heart works to pump blood.
My Circulatory System
2. Blood that is rich in oxygen appears red.
3. Blood that is poor in oxygen appears blue.
4. Red blood cells live for about 4 months.
5. The blood travels in veins back to the right side of the heart, where it is pumped directly to the lungs.
I am a very IMPORTANT
Diseases or Conditions caused by Removal of ME
The Definition of the Circulatory System
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I Work With the Muscular System
The heart is made of cardiac muscle and your internal organs are made of smooth muscle.
The muscular system needs the blood that is supplied by the cardiovascular system in order to get the energy to function.
I Work With the Nervous System
This Is A Fake Heart
This Is An Actual Heart
This Is A Diagram Of The Circulatory System
This does involve the heart and as you can see the heart really helps function most of the things in this system.