WorksheetsCirculatory
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the main function of the circulatory system?
secrete enzymes
digest proteins
produce hormones
transport materials
The human body has specialized cells, such as white blood cells, to help protect it from many diseases. Describe what these specialized cells do to protect the body from the disease.
they carry oxygen
they fight and destroy germs
they give blood its color
they clot when we get a cut
The circulatory system consists of what three parts?
Heart
Brain
Blood
Blood vessels
Liver
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Veins
Capillaries
Arteries
These blood vessels help fight infection and other diseases.
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
Plasma
Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart.
Veins
Arteries
Capillaries
The upper part of the heart is made up of two chambers called what?
Ventricles
Atria
The bottom part of the heart is divided into two chambers called what?
Ventricles
Atria
These blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body.
White Blood Cells
Red Blood Cells
Platelets
Plasma
The smallest blood vessels that connect the arteries and the veins.
Capillaries
Arteries
Veins
The job of the heart is to . . .
pump blood around the body.
send food to the small intestines.
break down food.
give energy to the body.
What does it mean to transport?
Move something from one place to another
Stay in the same place
What do veins do?
Carry blood towards the heart
Store food
Nothing
Arteries
carry oxygenated blood to the heart
carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart
Veins
carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart
carry oxygenated blood to the heart
carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
Blood is made up of
Plasma
Blood cells - red and white
Platelets
All of the above
What is the liquid part of blood called?
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
plasma
What is the job of platelets?
help to stop bleeding
fight diseases and infections
transport oxygen
make the blood red
