How are veins different from arteries?

How are veins different from arteries?

• Veins help pump blood and arteries take away blood.

• Veins carry oxygenated blood and arteries carry deoxygenated blood.

• Veins have thicker walls than arteries.

• Veins transport blood to the heart and arteries transport blood away from the heart.

Which is not a part of the circulatory system?

• Heart

• Veins

• Brain

Which describes the purpose of the circulatory system?

• To supply oxygen and nutrients to the body via blood vessels

• To control all of the movement within the body

• To remove liquid waste as urine

______ travel away from the heart and carry oxygen-rich blood to the body.

• Arteries

• Veins

• Nerves

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

• Arteries

• Veins

• Heart

• Capillaries

What connects two very important parts of the circulatory system?

• Valves

• Capillaries

• Heart

• Arteries

Which part of the circulatory system carries blood and nutrients away from the heart?

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• Valves

Which part of the circulatory system carries blood and nutrients to the heart?

• Veins

• Arteries

• Capillaries

• Valves

Which part of the circulatory system opens and closes to allow blood to flow in the correct directions?

• Capillaries

• Arteries

• Veins

• Valves