Circulatory System

A function of the circulatory system is to deliver ____________ & nutrients throughout the body.

Functions of the circulatory system include...

• circulate blood throughout the body

• pick up waste for removal

• fight off illness with white blood cells

• regulate body temperature

The movement of blood throughout the heart & around your body is called _____.

• circulation

• heart beat

• blood formation

• blood rotation

When blood leaves the heart, it moves through __________ before it returns to the heart.

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

• bones

This muscle pumps blood throughout the body.

Arteries carry blood toward the heart.

• False

• True

Veins carry blood away from the heart.

• False

• True

The top chambers of the heart are called atrium.

• True

• False

The blood in the heart is sent to the ___________ to pick up oxygen and return carbon dioxide.

The lower chambers of the heart are called ____.