Circulatory System Spiraled Excellence Sheet
Other System
Connections
Nutrients from the
____________
system get
absorbed out of the
organ called the
_______________
____________ (2)
All about Blood
The Blood’s Journey
Veins, Arteries &
Capillaries
Arteries carry
(oxygenated/
deoxygenated) blood (to
the heart/from the
heart). (2)
Blood is made from a
combination of at
least three cells. List
them. (3)
Starting in the lungs,
the blood, which is
(oxygenated/
deoxygenated) goes
immediately to the
_____________.
Then, those
nutrients enter the
______________,
dissolve, and travel
in the
_____________
system. (2)
Blood also
transports oxygen.
Oxygen enters the
body through the
_______________
system. (1)
Describe 3 things
that make up the
watery liquid that
make the blood, and
give its name. (4)
Next, it travels
a.
(slow/fast) through
the (veins/arteries/
capillaries) and head
to the (lungs/heart/
body).
Veins carry
(oxygenated/
deoxygenated) blood
(to the heart/ from
the heart) (2)
This part of blood
helps heal and clot up
areas when you have
a cut. (1)
The place where the
gas exchange takes
place, where arteries
become veins. (1)
Oxygen is connects
to blood, or gets
traded for carbon
dioxide at what
organ in the lungs?
(1)
This component of
blood helps heal you
and attacks bacteria
or foreign objects
that enter the blood.
(1)
Then, at the
______________, the
___________ is
dropped off and
______________ is
picked up. Nutrients,
proteins or waste
products may also be
exchanged.
Now, the (oxygenated/
deoxygenated) blood
travels through the
(veins/arteries) at a
(slow/fast) speed and
travel to (the body/the
heart/the lungs).
This part of blood
These are like little
webs that make sure carries oxygen using
its hemoglobin
the transfer of
molecules. (1)
oxygen and carbon
dioxide happens at
the end of the
bronchioles. (1)
# Correct: ___/7
# Correct: ___/10
Now, the blood moves
(fast/slow) and heads
to the (body/heart/
lungs).
# Correct: ___/14
_____________ are
the smallest blood
vessels, __________
are the strongest blood
vessels, and
______________ are
the most stretchy
vessels. (3)
____________ have a
pulse, ____________
do not form branches
through ___________
blood moves in a single
file line. (3)
# Correct: ___/9