Circulatory System

Where in your body can you find blood vessels?

• around the heart
• in hands & feet
• in your head
• virtually everywhere

The smallest type of blood vessel is the:

• nerve
• vein
• capillary
• artery

When oxygen-rich blood is carried AWAY from the heart, it travels through an...

• artery
• neuron
• vein
• straw

This type of vessel carries blood TO the heart:

• vein
• nerve
• muscle
• artery

Which system permits blood to circulate and transports nutrients around the body?

• Nervous
• Respiratory
• Circulatory
• Digestive

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

• small intestine

• bone

• lungs

• heart

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Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

• False

• True

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

• True

• False

The job of the heart is to . . .

• pump blood around the body.

• send food to the small intestines.

• break down food.

• give energy to the body.

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

• respiratory
• digestive
• muscular
• skeletal

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