Circulatory System

Circulatory System

The Life Pump

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Science Factfile

  • Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to all the cells of the body.
  • White blood cells are like soldiers protecting the body.
  • ARTERIES are vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
  • VEINS are vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
  • Blood CIRCULATES–circles–all around your body in about one or two minutes.
  • Inside the heart are four hollow chambers. Each chamber is a little pump. The pumping pushes blood all around your body.

Websites and Books:

The Circulatory System The Circulatory Story The Circulatory System Your Circulatory System
Pump It Up the Secrets of the Heart and Blood Heart What Happens When Your Heart Beats Blood Pressure Basics
Squirt the Most Interesting Book You’ll Ever Read About Blood Seeing Red the True Story of Blood Controlling the Blood What Is My Pulse?
The Bloody Book of Blood Heart Disease Faulty Hearts Living a Heart Healthy Life

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  1. i’m having a test today for what each system does but can’t find a website that tels exaclly what it does, i am a easy breif person -_-

  2. This website helped me soo much on my Human Body Project. Needed lots of helpful information like this!! -MF <3

  3. OMG This website is so awesome it helped me a lot and it didn’t bore me half to death like most teaching programs do.

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