Circulatory System

Liquid tissue, it transports substances

• nutrients

• blood

• blood vessels

Function of circulatory system

• It transports substances like water and nutrients through the organism.

• It pumps blood to all parts of the body.

• Carries information from organs to the heart.

It is a component of blood

• platelets

• waste cells

• blood vessels

• intestines

Move blood from the heart to the organs

• platelets

• red blood cells

• veins

• arteries

They take nutrients to the cells and take waste away

• veins

• capillaries

• large intestines

• heart

components of blood that transport oxygen

• white blood cells

• platelets

• red blood cells

components of blood that defend the organism against illnesses

• white blood cells

• red blood cells

• platelets

It pumps blood

• blood vessels

• liver

• stomach

• heart

Plugs that block blood vessesls when they break

• circulation

• esophagus

• formed elements

• clots

Blood is transported by tubes

• blood

• capillaries

• blood vessels