Veins and Arteries

Arteries, Veins, and capillaries are 3 types of ____

• systems

• cells

• organs

• blood vessels

What is the circulatory system responsible for?

• digestion

• Carrying materials around in your body

• absorption

• breathing

What makes up the circulatory system?

• The lungs and the digestive tract

• The brain

• The liver and the pancreas

• The heart, blood and blood vessels

Blood vessels that carry blood back to your heart are called 

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• intestine

Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

• arteries

• ventricles

• aorta

• veins

Which of the following organs fits the definition?

• veins

• arteries

• lungs

• heart

Which of the following organs fits the definition?

• heart

• arteries

• veins

• lungs

The flow of blood around your body is called

• digestion

• circulation

• absorption

• respiration

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

• blood vessel

• artery

• vein

• capillary

What carries blood away from the heart?

• veins

• arteries

• capillaries

• tubes