Circulatory System

Match the structures to their function

• Carries blood towards the heart

• Artery

• Filters blood and makes urine

• Heart

• Carries blood away from the heart

• Capillaries

• Delivers blood to the tissues

• Veins

• Pumps blood around the body

• Kidney

Label the blood vessels.

a

b

c

d

e

Artery

Blood goes to the heart

Vein

Blood comes from the heart

Capillaries

Where on this diagram is the heart?

Where on this diagram is are the lungs?

Where on this diagram is are the kidneys?

Which of the following does the circulatory system not do?

• Transport oxygen and glucose (sugar)

• Transport waste products

• Protect your body from disease and infections

• Digest the food you eat

What is the primary function of the circulatory system?

• To transport nutrients and oxygen to cells

• To break down food into energy

• To store genetic information

• To produce hormones

Which component of the circulatory system is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?

• Lungs

• Heart

• Kidneys

• Liver

Which of the following is a part of the circulatory system?

• Arteries

• Intestines

• Stomach

• Pancreas

Categorise the features of the two main types of blood vessels.

Groups:

(a) Veins

,

(b) Arteries

• Typically on the outside of your body

• Transport blood towards the heart

• Transport blood away from the heart

• Typically found on the interior of your body

• Thick walls

• Thin walls