The circulatory system transports nutrients, water, and oxygen to cells throughout the body and removes waste such as carbon dioxide. It is divided into three main parts: the heart, blood vessels, and blood. The heart pumps blood through blood vessels, including arteries and veins, and blood carries oxygen, nutrients, waste, white blood cells, and platelets.
3. FUNCTIONS OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
1. It transports material through the entire of
body
2. It transports nutrients, wáter, and oxygen to
billions of body cells
3. It carries away waste such as carbon dioxide
produced by body cells.
10. They hold stations for the incoming blood.
It pumps blood out of the heart.
Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body’s tissues.
connecting the smallest arterioles with the smallest venules.
Veins carry blood back from the tissue to the heart.
Platelets are tiny cells that are needed for blood clotting.
White blood cells help defend the body against infections.
Arteries carry blood from the heart to the body’s tissues.
Transport blood throughout the human body.