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✔ The Circulatory System - Worksheet Answers
1. What is the circulatory system?
> The circulatory system is a network of organs and vessels that transport blood, oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waste products throughout the body. Its main components are the heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries), and blood.
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2. Why is it important?
> It is vital because it delivers oxygen and nutrients to all cells for energy and growth, removes carbon dioxide and other waste products, helps regulate body temperature, and transports immune cells to fight infection.
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3. The Heart
> The heart is a muscular organ that acts as the pump of the circulatory system. It beats continuously to push blood through the arteries, capillaries, and veins. It has four chambers: two atria (upper) and two ventricles (lower). It ensures blood flows in one direction using valves.
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4. Blood Vessels
> Blood vessels are tubes that carry blood throughout the body.
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Arteries: Carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart (except pulmonary artery).
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Veins: Carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart (except pulmonary veins).
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Capillaries: Tiny vessels where exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste occurs between blood and tissues.
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5. Blood
> Blood is a specialized bodily fluid made up of:
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Red blood cells (carry oxygen)
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White blood cells (fight infection)
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Platelets (help clotting)
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Plasma (liquid part carrying cells and proteins)
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6. Oxygen
> Oxygen is a gas absorbed by the lungs and carried by red blood cells to all parts of the body. Cells use oxygen to produce energy through respiration. Carbon dioxide, a waste product, is carried back to the lungs to be exhaled.
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## 🧠 Bonus Explanation: How It All Works Together
1. The
heart pumps oxygen-rich blood out through
arteries.
2. Blood travels to
capillaries, where oxygen and nutrients diffuse into tissues.
3. Capillaries pick up carbon dioxide and waste, turning blood oxygen-poor.
4. Oxygen-poor blood returns to the heart via
veins.
5. The heart sends this blood to the
lungs to release CO₂ and pick up fresh O₂.
6. The cycle repeats — about 100,000 times per day!
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