The circulatory system consists of blood, the heart, arteries, and veins. It transports oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide, heat, and other materials around the body. Oxygen enters the blood in the lungs and is pumped by the heart through arteries where it is used to make energy. Carbon dioxide is carried back to the heart and lungs and released into the atmosphere. Arteries carry bright red, oxygen-rich blood away from the heart while veins carry dark red, oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. Nutrients from food enter the blood from the intestines. The circulatory system helps regulate temperature by transporting heat.
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Circulatory System Worksheet
The circulatory system consists of blood, the heart, arteries, and veins. It transports oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide, heat, and other materials around the body. Oxygen enters the blood in the lungs and is pumped by the heart through arteries where it is used to make energy. Carbon dioxide is carried back to the heart and lungs and released into the atmosphere. Arteries carry bright red, oxygen-rich blood away from the heart while veins carry dark red, oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. Nutrients from food enter the blood from the intestines. The circulatory system helps regulate temperature by transporting heat.
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3. The place where nutrients enter the blood.
1. The heart ___________ blood.
7. The pump in the circulatory system.
2. The heart, blood, and vessels.
8. A small vessel that connects veins and arteries.
4. Blood in arteries is ____________ red because it is
rich in oxygen.
10. The circulatory system ___________ nutrients,
gases, liquids, and heat around the body.
5. The largest artery in the body.
11. The circulatory system transports this, which
helps regulate temperature.
6. A waste gas that is transported in veins from the
body to the lungs via the heart.
12. The liquid in the circulatory system.
9. A vessel that moves blood away from the heart.
13. The place where oxygen enters the blood and
carbon dioxide leaves the blood. 14. A vessel that moves blood to the heart. 15. A gas that is transported in arteries from the lungs to the rest of the body via the heart.
Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks.
veins transport circulatory arteries oxygen lungs nutrients energy carbon dioxide capillaries dark bright away heat to
blood heart pumped intestine atmosphere
All animals need to ________________ materials around to the
different parts of their body. This is the job of the ________________ system. The circulatory system consists of a liquid called _______________, a pump called the ________________ and a series of vessels called _________________ and ________________. One thing that must be transported around is a gas called _____________. Oxygen enters the blood through the ______________. It is then ____________ through the heart and around the body where it is used along with food to make ______________. The body produces another gas called _______________, which is a waste product. This gas is carried back to the heart and then to the lungs where it is released back into the _______________. The vessels that transport blood _________ from the heart are called arteries. The blood in arteries is _____________ red because it is rich in oxygen. The vessels that transport blood _______________ the heart are called veins. The blood in veins is ______________ red because it is low in oxygen. ________________ are small vessels that join the arteries and veins. _______________ from food are also transported around the body by the circulatory system. They enter the blood from the small _________________. The circulatory system also helps to regulate temperature by transporting _________________ around the body.