GCSE Graded task sheet

The Heart
The heart is the most used muscle in the body beating 100,000 times in one day. It keeps
blood flowing round the body, allowing respiration in cells to take place.

Task
Write a report for patients in a
hospital to explain how the
heart works as an organ and as
part of the circulatory system
and the risk factos of coronary
heart disease. Include as many
keywords as possible in your
answer.

Key words:
C lungs, body, right, left, atrium, ventricle, oxygen, respiration
B backflow, lungs, body, pressure, oxygenated, deoxygenated,
A muscle, pressure, valves, blood flow, tissues, exchange,

To get
level

You might have:

Stated what the circulatory system is.

Drawn and labelled a diagram of the heart labelling the 4 chambers and 4
blood vessels.
Described the function of the right and left side of the heart
Labelled the chambers of the heart
Described simply the job of the circulatory system
Stated the effect of exercise on the heart.
Stated all the risk factors involved in coronary heart disease.
Used grade C keywords
Stated what the circulatory system is.
Drawn and labelled a diagram of the heart labelling the 4 chambers, 4 blood
vessels and the 4 valves.
Stated the role of the coronary artery.
Stated the role of the septum.
Described the function of each chamber of the heart and valves
Explained why blood flowing to the lungs is at lower pressure
Stated the effect of exercise on the heart and explained why this happens.
Stated all the risk factors involved in coronary heart disease (diet, stress,
smoking, genetic predisposition, age and gender) and discussed the roles of
diet and exercise in preventing heart disease.
Described how heart disease can be treated asprin, stents, angioplasty and
by-pass)
Used grade C and B keywords
Stated what the circulatory system is.
Drawn and labelled a diagram of the heart labelling the 4 chambers, 4 blood
vessels, 4 valves, septum, shown the direction that blood moves through the
heart and thicker muscular wall of the left side
Stated the role of the coronary artery.
Stated the role of the septum and explained why it is important
Explained why the left ventricle has the thickest muscle in the heart
Explained the advantage of a double circulatory system
Stated the effect of exercise on the heart and explained why this happens.
Stated all the risk factors involved in coronary heart disease (diet, stress,
smoking, genetic predisposition, age and gender) and discussed the roles of
diet and exercise in preventing heart disease.
Described how heart disease can be treated asprin, stents, angioplasty and
by-pass)
Used grade C, B and A keywords