The Circulatory Story Vocabulary

Front

transport

Back

to carry something from one place to another like a delivery

Front

What is the section in the heart that pumps blood?

Back

chamber

Front

What is the system of blood traveling through the body?

Back

circulatory system

Front

Which word means 'a part of a larger system'?

Back

component

Front

What is the part of the heart that opens and closes as liquid flows through it?

Back

valve

Front

What is blood?

Back

A liquid that carries oxygen and nutrients to the body's cells.

Front

What is the function of the heart?

Back

To pump blood throughout the body.

Front

What are arteries?

Back

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

Front

What are veins?

Back

Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.

Front

What is oxygen?

Back

A gas that is essential for life and is carried by red blood cells.