The Life Pump

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.