Humans as organisms - 4: Circulation

1 Fill in the gaps in the paragraph below using the words in the following list: (10)
pumps red digested carbon dioxide oxygen white
plasma wastes lungs body

The blood carries ............................... food and ............................... to all the

cells of the body. It also carries ... ... .... ........ ........ ..... ............................... and

other .................. ............. away from the cells. Blood is made up of

............... ............ .... and .......... ..................... cells in a liquid called

The heart ..................... .......... the blood to the ....... ........................ and all

round the .......... ..................... .

2 The diagram below shows how blood flows around the body.
Label the 1ollowing: (3)
a an artery
b a vein
c capillaries.

The heart
pumps blood
I into arte ries ,..----...~

t
Key:
The blood is
moving in tnis
direction

3 Join up the matching pairs below with a ruled line: (4)

Artery • • Carries blood to the heart

Vein • • Pumps blood all round the body

Heart • • Pass between the cells of the body

Capillaries • • Carries blood from the heart