Circulatory System

This organ pumps blood through your body.

• heart

• artery

• vein

• capillaries

These blood vessels take oxygenated blood to the body cells.

• heart

• artery

• vein

• capillary

These blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

• heart

• capillaries

• veins

• arteries

Small blood vessels that diffuse oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients.

• heart

• arteries

• veins

• capillaries

The system that delivers oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide.

• respiratory

• skeletal

• lymphatic

• digestive

Cholesterol and plaque builds up on vessel walls and causes heart attack and stroke.

• leukemia

• heart disease

• hemophilia

• sickle-cell anemia

The 3 main functions of the Circulatory System

• break down food, remove waste, make blood cells

• react to stimuli, grow, adapt

• deliver materials, remove waste, and fight infection

How many types of blood vessels are in our body?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

• False

• True

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

• True

• False