The Circulatory System

Our circulatory system helps us...

• Clean our blood.

• Sense the world around us.

• Transport nutrients, oxygen and waste around the body.

Select the three parts of our circulatory system.

• Esophagus, trachea and heart.

• Arteries, veins and heart.

• Nerves, spinal chord and heart.

What does our heart do?

• It absorbs water into our bloodstream.

• It absorbs oxygen into our bloodstream.

• It cleans our blood.

• It pumps blood around our body.

What is the purpose of white blood cells?

• carry oxygen
• Defend the organism against illnesses

• help the kidneys
• identifies blood type

What is the function of the platelets?

• They give blood its color and they transport oxygen.

• Are less abundant and defend the organism against illnesses

• Pieces of cells that stops the bleeding. Helps with the process of coagulation.

What is the function of the red blood cells?

• They defend the organism against illnesses

• They help in the process of coagulation

• They transport oxygen and give blood its color

What is the name of the movement felt by the blood passing through the blood vessels?

• Veins

• Arteries

• Pulse

Name of the movement of the heart pumping

• Pulse

• Heartbeat

They are located between the veins and arteries

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• White blood cells

Veins - Arteries - Capillaries are:_____

• Blood cells

• Parts of the blood

• Blood vessels