Circulatory System

Artery

• NEED TO STUDY THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

• It carries blood away from the heart.

• It carries blood toward the heart.

• The tow upper chambers of the heart that receive

What is the function (job) of the plasma?

• To fight infections.

• To transport oxygen around the body.

• To carry nutrients and sugars around the body.

The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.

• respiratory

• digestive

• muscular

• skeletal

The main function of the circulatory system is 

• To give the body structure and support
• Excrete waste
• transport blood, nutrients, and gases throughout the body
• to transport messages from the body to the brain

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

• True

• False

Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

• False

• True

______________ are the smallest blood vessels.

• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries

The heart has ___ chambers.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

A _____ is a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart

• blood vessel

• artery

• vein

• capillary

The purpose of heart valves is to 

• set the pace at which the heart beats
• prevent blood from flowing backward
• oxygenate the blood as it passes through the valve
• add minerals to the blood