The system which transports nutrients and waste around the body.

An organ which pumps blood around the body.

Specialised tissue found in the heart which rhythmically contracts and relaxes together.

A section of the heart, known as an atrium or ventricle.

Flaps in the heart which prevent backflow of blood.

The human heart and double circulatory system

Combined science

Pupils will learn how the components of the human nervous system enable us to respond to changes outside and inside our bodies.

Pupils learned about biological molecules that are essential to life, including sugars and other carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, and the role of enzymes in catalysing the chemical reactions in which these substances are used and made.

Transport and exchange surfaces in humans

What type of muscle is the heart made of?

Which chambers of the heart contain oxygenated blood?

What separates the left and right side of the heart?

How many times does blood pass through the heart for each time it circulates around the body?

Put the path of blood in the right order starting with the right atrium.

stop oxygenated and deoxgenated blood mixing

What is the name of the arteries that supply the heart itself with blood?

Which organ system does the heart belong to?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

The human heart and double circulatory system

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.