Circulatory System Review

What is the overall function of your circulatory system?

• digests food

• coordinates all body movements

• transports materials

• gas exchange

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What organ is responsible for MOVING BLOOD through the body?

• heart

• brain

• lungs

• stomach

What do we call blood vessels that carry blood AWAY FROM the heart?

• veins

• capillaries

• arteries

What do we call blood vessels that carry blood TOWARD the heart?

• veins

• capillaries

• arteries

Microscopic blood vessels, where nutrients, wastes, and gases are exchanged are called:

• veins

• capillaries

• arteries

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___ cells in your blood carry oxygen.

• RED

• WHITE

• Platelets

__ cells in your blood fight off infections.

• RED

• WHITE

• Platelets

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What do PLATELETS in the blood do?

• clean the blood

• carry waste

• help the blood clot

• carry food

How many chambers does a human heart have?

(a)  

Either UPPER chamber of the heart is called -

• atrium

• ventricle

• septum

• pericardium