The heart is a pump that pushes blood around the body.

A transplant is when an unhealthy organ is removed from the body and replaced with a healthy organ.

Pros and cons are arguments for and against something.

To research something is to find out about it or investigate it carefully.

A debate is a formal discussion about a subject where people have different views.

The use of animal hearts in humans (non-statutory)

Science

In this Human circulatory system unit, pupils learn about the function of the heart, blood and blood vessels in humans. In the Breathing and respiration unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn about the lungs and breathing, including gas exchange in humans. 

In the Healthy eating unit, pupils learnt that animals, including humans, cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat. In this The human circulatory system unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to recognise ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals including humans

The human circulatory system 

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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

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It is important to live a healthy __________ to help your heart to perform its many functions.

Some people may develop problems with the heart, such as heart __________, later in life.

A treatment for when a heart condition hasn't improved enough with medication or other surgeries is called a heart...

a formal discussion about a subject where people have different views

investigation and study to find out more about a particular subject

the advantages and disadvantages of an argument

Match these key words with their definitions.

Using animal organs for human transplantation has led to __________ and debate.

animal transplants are not always successful

animals have no choice in organs being used

animal hearts are more readily available for transplants than human hearts

animal hearts are exactly the same as human hearts

Which of the following is an argument for transplanting animal hearts into humans?

The heart of a human is the about the same size as their..

The name of the system which pumps blood around the body is called...

Blood delivers {{}} and oxygen to different parts of the body.

Which four of the following are parts of blood. 

Food enters the mouth and travels down the oesophagus.

Food is broken down further in the stomach and passed to the small intestine.

The small intestine transfers nutrients and water from food to the bloodstream.

The blood travels through blood vessels to deliver nutrients from food.

Put these steps in order to show how our bodies get nutrients from food; starting with 'Food enters the mouth and travels down the oesophagus.'

The food we eat as part of a healthy {{}} is essential to maintaining nutrients our body needs to function properly.

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Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

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