Cardiovascular System

The complex network of organs, tissues, and blood vessels that work together to transport blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout the body:

• Heart

•  Blood vessels

• Cardiovascular system

•  Skeletal system

The muscular organ that acts as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body:

• Capillaries

•  Ventricles

• Atria

• Heart

The tubes that transport blood throughout the body:

• Capillaries

• Blood vessels

• Atria

• Heart

The process of moving a substance from one place to another:

•  Transport

•  Oxygen

• Nutrients

• Cardiovascular system

A gas that is necessary for life:

• Oxygen

• Transport

• Nutrients

• Blood vessels

Essential substances required for growth, health, and life:

• Oxygen

• Transport

• Nutrients

• Heart

The two upper chambers of the heart:

•  Ventricles

•  Atria

• Blood vessels

• Capillaries

The two lower chambers of the heart:

• Capillaries

• Atria

• Ventricles

• Heart

Tiny blood vessels that connect the arteries and veins and allow for the exchange of oxygen and nutrients between the blood and the body's tissues:

• Ventricles

•  Atria

• Capillaries

• Blood vessels

An alternate name for the cardiovascular system:

•  Capillaries

• Circulatory system

• Transport

•  Heart