Cardiovascular System

Front

What do veins do?

Back

Carry blood towards the heart.

Front

Which blood material delivers oxygen to your body cells and is made in bone marrow?

Back

Red blood cells.

Front

What do arteries do?

Back

Carry blood away from the heart.

Front

What is the straw-colored liquid part of your blood?

Back

Plasma.

Front

What are the tiny blood vessels that allow oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients to enter and leave the bloodstream?

Back

Capillaries.

Front

What is the main function of the cardiovascular system?

Back

To transport blood, nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hormones throughout the body.

Front

What is the heart?

Back

A muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Front

What are platelets?

Back

Cell fragments that help in blood clotting.

Front

What is the role of red blood cells?

Back

To carry oxygen from the lungs to the body and carbon dioxide from the body back to the lungs.

Front

What is plasma?

Back

The liquid component of blood that carries cells, nutrients, hormones, and waste products.