Circulatory system

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    • From the small intestine, the blood gathers food nutrients and delivers them to every cell
    • Blood carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body
    • Blood removes waste products such as carbon dioxide from the body's tissues and transports it back to the lungs where it is exhaled
    • Blood also contains hormones that control various functions within the body
    • the heart sends blood throughout our bodies, carrying oxygen to every cell and removing waste products
    • blood flows through arteries, veins and capillaries
    • veins carry blood towards the heart
    • capillaries are tiny vessels which connect arteries with veins
    • The circulatory system consists of the heart, blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries) and blood.
    • arteries take blood away from the heart
    • Capillaries allow exchange between cells and blood
    • Blood is made up of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
    • blood vessels carries blood away from and towards the heart
    • Blood delivers nutrients and oxygen to all cells in the body
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