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  • The Circulatory System, also known as the "Transportation System" delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells and takes away wastes.
  • The heart in the Circulatory System is like an engine, pumping blood all over the body.
  • Blood vessels are like roads that carry blood throughout the body.
  • Veins are thin-walled blood vessels that return blood back to the heart.
  • Arteries are large blood vessels that take blood from the heart to different parts of the body.
  • Capillaries are like small lanes where oxygen and nutrients enter cells and waste products leave them.
  • Oxygenated Blood carries oxygen to the body's organs and tissues.
  • The Atrium receives the blood, while the Ventricle pumps the blood.
  • Deoxygenated Blood is pumped by the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery, which takes it to the lungs.
  • The platelets are responsible of stopping us from bleeding whenever we get a cut.
  • The white blood cells protect your body from infection.