CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

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Capillaries...

Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body's cells, and waste products away from them. The circulatory system consists of:

Are tiny blood vessels that are close to the body’s cells

Veins...

Return blood to the heart.

Arteries...

Carry blood away from the heart.

The heart...

Is the muscular pump that keeps the blood moving.

The diagram outlines the circulatory system. To make things clear, oxygenated blood is shown in red, and deoxygenated blood in blue.

CAPILLARIES

ARTERIES

THE HEART

VEINS