Unit 2: Nutrition (Circulatory System) Year 6

These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart.

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Aorta

These blood vessels carry blood back to the heart.

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Aorta

These tiny blood vessels connect the smallest arteries to the smallest veins.

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Aorta

These cells fight germs and infections in our body.

• Blood

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets

These cells help to stop bleeding.

• Blood

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets

These cells absorb oxygen in the lungs and transport it to the organs and muscles.

• Blood

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets

This contains liquid plasma and three types of cells.

• Blood

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets

It is an organ that acts like a pump.

• Heart

• Aorta

• Ventricles

• Septum

When these parts contract, they push the blood out of the heart.

• Heart

• Aorta

• Ventricles

• Septum

This part divides the heart into two sides: right and left.

• Heart

• Aorta

• Ventricles

• Septum