Circulatory System

Carry blood away from heart; mostly oxygen-rich

• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries

What function does the heart do?

• Protects organs and produces red blood cells.
• Generates heat.
• Breaks down food into nutrients.
• The heart is a pump, which moves the blood. The arteries and veins are the pipes where the blood flows.

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Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?

• deliver O₂ and nutrients to cells
• remove CO₂ and wastes from cells
• break down carbohydrates into glucose
• transport other materials through body

arteries, veins, and capillaries are three types of __________

• heart valves
• blood vessels
• cells
• veins

What does blood do?

• Carries Water to cells
• Carries Oxygen to cells
• Carries Food to cells
• All of the above 

Thin-walled vessels that allow for the exchange of O_{2 ,} CO₂, nutrients and wastes between blood cells or air sacs in the lungs

• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries

What do Red-Blood cells do?

• Carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells and  transport carbon dioxide from the cells back to the lungs
• keeps blood flowing in one direction to the heart and prevent blood from flowing backwards
• Collects  blood from the capillaries and drain it into the veins
• Bring nutriients to the cells and carries away waste materials.

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Liquid part of blood, carries hormones, nutrients, wastes, antibodies

• Plasma

• Red blood cells

• White blood cells

• Platelets

Fights infections

• White blood cells

• Red blood cells

• Plasma

• Platelets

Helps in blood clotting

• Platelets

• Plasma

• Red blood cells

• White blood cells