Your Circulatory System Name

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1. The three parts of the circulatory system are the ______, the ______, and the ______ ______.

Your Circulatory System

By Cindy Grigg Your circulatory (say: SIR-kyuh-luh-tohr-ee) system has three parts. The main part is your heart. Your blood is another part. Your blood vessels are the third part. Your circulatory system works like a delivery truck. It takes blood to all parts of your body. Your body is made up of tiny cells. The blood carries things to your cells that they need. Then your blood picks up the waste products from the cells. These are the things that your cells don't need. Your heart is an organ inside your chest. It is about the same size and shape as your fist. It is a muscle. The heart's job is to pump your blood. The blood's job is to move the things your body needs. The blood goes to each little cell that makes up your body. Oxygen is a gas in the air you breathe. You must have oxygen to live. Blood takes oxygen to each part of your body. Blood also takes food and other things your body needs to your cells. The blood picks up carbon dioxide from the cells. Carbon dioxide is sort of like trash that you don't need. So your blood takes out the trash. It takes carbon dioxide to the heart. From there it goes back to the lungs. Your lungs breathe out the carbon dioxide you don't need. Your lungs take in the oxygen that you do need. In the lungs, your blood picks up fresh oxygen. Your heart beats all the time. You don't even have to think about it. It keeps your blood pumping even when you are asleep. Your blood carries things to your cells that they need. Your blood picks up the waste products from the cells. Your blood vessels carry blood to all parts of your body. Take good care of your heart!

2. Your heart is: A. a body system B. an organ 3. Your heart is about the same size as which other part of your body? A. your fist B. your foot 4. What is the blood's job? A. to move the things your body needs B. to pump 5. What is the heart's job? A. to get rid of oxygen B. to pump your blood

What is the job of the circulatory system? Please write a paragraph and explain.

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Your circulatory system moves the blood like a circle through your body. Write a paragraph and explain how it works like a circle.