CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

This is the MAIN organ of the circulatory system.

• heart

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

Which are examples of the blood vessels?

• arteries

• brain

• lungs

• veins

Veins are represented by the color _________

Arteries carry the blood to the heart and to the rest of the body.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The aorta is the largest artery. This means that it carries the blood _________ from the heart and to the rest of the body.

• to

• away

• toward

Label the correct names.

• A (VEIN) B (ARTERY)

• A (CAPILLARY) B (BLOOD VESSEL)

• A (ARTERY) B (VEIN)

• A (AORTA) B (ARTERY)

What is the function of the circulatory system? 

• To carry blood to the lungs

• To move blood through the body

• To give blood to animals

• To recieve blood from the body

Veins carry the blood _______ the heart.

• to

• away

• next to

• down