Circulatory System Review

Circulatory System Review

Circulatory System

• The circulatory system is responsible for the flow of blood, nutrients, oxygen, and other gases to and from the cells.

• Also known as the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Heart

• pumps blood through the network of arteries and veins

• The arteries and veins are responsible for carrying the blood to and from the heart and the rest of the body

• CARDIAC = HEART

• CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

• The heart is the main organ of the circulatory system

Multiple Choice

Which system is the heart also a part of?

• skeletal system

• muscular systems

• nervous system

• respiratory system

Blood Vessels

• tube-like structures that carry blood throughout the body

• There are 3 blood vessels: arteries, veins, and capillaries

• 
  

• 
  

• 
  

Arteries

• arteries carry oxygen-rich blood AWAY from the heart

• the red blood you see represents oxygen-rich blood

Veins

• veins carry blood back TO the heart to get oxygen

• carries oxygen-poor blood (the blue you see)

Capillaries

• Capillaries are the SMALLEST blood vessels, they are very tiny as you see in the picture.

• they EXCHANGE MATERIALS just like the alveoli

• oxygen and carbon dioxide is exchanged here

Ready for your questions?

I hope so :)

Multiple Choice

The job of the heart is to

• break down food

• pump blood around the body

• send food to the small intestines

• give energy to the body

Multiple Choice

The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.

• muscular

• nervous

• respiratory

Multiple Choice

What is the circulatory system made up of?

• Lungs, blood, blood vessels

• Heart, Blood Vessels, and Blood

• Liver, kidneys, and stomach

Multiple Choice

Blood is carried back to your heart in little tubes called ____________.

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

Multiple Choice

True or False: Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

True or False: Arteries carry blood away from the heart.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

______________ are the smallest blood vessels.

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

Multiple Choice

Arteries, veins, and capillaries are three types of __________

• heart valves

• cells

• veins

• blood vessels

Multiple Choice

What is another name for the Circulatory System?

• Nervous system

• Cardiovascular system

• Respiratory system

• Muscular system

Multiple Choice

What is another name for the Circulatory System?

• Nervous system

• Cardiovascular system

• Respiratory system

• Muscular system