The engine of life
The vast red highway
The river of life
Pioneers of the pulse
Keeping the beat
YOUR GOAL
Master of The human circulatory system
artiteacher The vast red highway
Through the red highway, (oh yeah!) / One full loop in twenty seconds! (twenty seconds!)
artiteacher Veins return blood to the heart using tiny one-way valves that prevent gravity from pulling blood downward.
artiteacher Arteries carry blood away from the heart and have thick, elastic walls to handle intense pressure.
artiteacher Steer blood cells through the body's highway to discover how the circulatory system works.
Vessel length: If unraveled, the blood vessels of a single adult could circle the Earth's equator approximately four times.
The main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system. William Harvey first demonstrated in 1628 how this primary vessel distributes blood throughout the human body.
What is the largest artery in the human body, roughly the thickness of a garden hose?
Which type of blood vessel is responsible for carrying blood away from the heart under high pressure?
What protein fiber allows large arteries to stretch and snap back with every heartbeat?
What structural feature do veins have that prevents blood from flowing backward due to gravity?
Which muscle group acts as an external pump to help push vein blood back up to the heart?
Approximately how long is the combined network of blood vessels in a fully grown human adult?