Heart Structure Worksheet
A Grade 6 Science worksheet focusing on the basic structure and function of the human heart.
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Heart Structure Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided image to help you label the parts of the heart.
1. Label the following parts of the heart using the word bank provided:
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B.
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E.
F.
G.
H.
2. Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body?
Right Atrium
Left Ventricle
Right Ventricle
Left Atrium
3. What is the main function of the valves in the heart?
To pump blood
To prevent blood from flowing backward
To carry oxygen to the blood
To clean the blood
4. The heart is a muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and to the cells.
5. The two upper chambers of the heart are called , and the two lower chambers are called ventricular.
6. The left side of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs.
True
False
7. Arteries carry blood away from the heart, while veins carry blood back to the heart.
True
False
8. Briefly describe the path of blood through the heart, starting from when deoxygenated blood enters the heart.