Cardiovascular Problems and Circulatory System

What the the functions of the Circulatory System? (Multiple answers)

• Transports materials (gases, nutrients, waste products, molecules, hormones) to different

  parts of the body

• Removes waste products (cell waste and carbon dioxide)

• helps your body move

• Fights diseases

The heart and the blood vessels are the major parts of the Cardiovascualar system.

• True

• False

The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.

• muscular

• digestive

• respiratory

• skeletal

The cells in the blood that help fight germs and illnesses are the...

• white blood cells

• red blood cells

• plasma

• platelets

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What part of the blood is the liquid part that carries nutrients?

• plasma

• white blood cells

• red blood cells

• platelets

Which is responsible for providing oxygen to cells?

• respiratory system
• circulatory system
• muscular system
• nervous system

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These cells, in the blood, carry oxygen and give the blood its color.

• white blood cells
• plasma
• platelets
• red blood cells

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This type of vessel carries blood TO the heart:

• vein
• nerve
• muscle
• artery

When oxygen-rich blood is carried AWAY from the heart, it travels through an...

• artery
• neuron
• vein
• straw

The smallest type of blood vessel is the:

• nerve
• vein
• capillary
• artery