Circulatory System Overview

Organ System that carries nutrients, gases, and hormones to body cells and waste products from body cells.

• Blood

• Cardiovascular System

• Heart

• Artery

A hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.

• Blood

• Cardiovascular System

• Heart

• Artery

Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place between the blood and cells of the body.

• Platelets

• Capillaries

• Plasma

• Red Blood Cells

Create blood clots to reduce blood loss

• Platelets

• Capillaries

• Plasma

• Red Blood Cells

A blood vessel that carries blood back to the cell.

• White Blood Cells

• Vein

• Pulmonary circulation

• Systemic circulation

The flow of the blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart.

• White Blood Cells

• Vein

• Pulmonary circulation

• Systemic circulation

Which two body systems work together to transport oxygen throughout the body?

• Digestive System

• Respiratory System

• Excretory System

• Circulatory System

Which organ is primarily responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?

• heart

• lung

• liver

• kidney

Which type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?

• Skeletal muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Connective tissue

prevents backwards flow of blood in the heart

• Aorta

• Valve

• Atrium

• Capillaries