Circulatory System

Which type of blood vessel carries blood TO the heart?

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capilleries

The job of the heart is to...

• pump blood around the body.

• break down food.

• control higher order thinking.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

• Brain

• Lungs

• Heart

• Stomach

Deoxygenated blood means that the blood is low in...

• Oxygen

• White Blood Cells

• Plasma

• Carbon Dioxide

As the blood reaches the lungs, what is removed from the blood?

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

The part of the blood that carries oxygen is called

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets

• Plasma

What type of blood vessels normally carry de-oxygenated blood back to the heart from body cells?

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• Pulse

What type of blood vessel normally carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body cells?

• Artery

• Vein

• Capillary

• Pulse

What type of blood vessel is the site of gas exchange where the exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes occurs?

• Artery

• Capillary

• Vein

• Pulse

The heart is about the size and shape of your ___.

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