Name: ________________________ / 19 Exploring the Heart and Circulation In this activity, you will explore how your heart beats and the body’s circulation. You will learn more about this essential process through which nutrients are delivered to the body. PART 1 1. Record the number of times your heart beats in 1 minute after doing the following activities. Have your partners do the same and collect their data. (9 pts) Partner 1 (beats/min) Partner 2 (beats/min) Partner 3 (beats/min) After standing for 5 minutes After sitting for 5 minutes After playing rock, paper, scissors with your partners for 1 minute straight 2. What activity led to the most beats per minute? Why do you think this was? (3 pts) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Was there a difference between the number of times you heart beat and your other partners? If yes, what do you think was the reason for this difference? (3 pts) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Name: ________________________ PART 2 Use the diagram above to answer the two questions below: 4. Denis was injured in a plane crash and managed to rupture his artery at position 1. How would this affect his body? (2 pts) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Clarisse fell of her bike and injured her artery at position 2. How would this affect her body? (2 pts) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________