Circulatory System

What is the strong muscle that works to pump blood throughout the body?

• Liver

• Heart

• Blood Vessel

The aorta is a major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart and to the rest of the body?

• True

• False

_______________ carries blood away from the heart to the other parts of the body and they are usually labeled red in pictures and diagrams.

• Arteries

• Heart

• Veins

• Circulation

What are the purpose of veins ?

• Produce extra saliva

• Return blood to heart; usually blue

• Take blood away from the heart, usually red

• Make the heart pump

Circulation is the movement of blood to only the brain.

True or False ?

• True

• False

What are the 2 upper chambers of the heart called ?

• Atrium

• Ventricle

What are the 2 lower chambers of the heart called ?

• Atrium

• Ventricle

A tube that carries blood throughout the body; examples are arteries, veins and capillaries ?

• Blood vessel

• Aorta

• Pulse

A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs to get oxygen and then returns that blood to the heart?

• Pulse

• Cardiologist

• Pulmonary Artery

A capillary is an extremely small, thin blood vessel that allows oxygen to pass from the blood to the tissues of the body.

True or False

• True

• False