Circulatory System Facts for Kids 1 System: Circulatory 2 System Name: The Circulatory System 3 Location: Throughout the body via blood vessels 4 Purpose: Transport blood cells, oxygen and nutrients 5 Organs: Heart, lungs and blood vessels (arteries, capillaries and veins)
Capillaries, which join the arteries and veins, and the lymphatic vessels are not shown. The circulatory system is the body system that moves blood round the body. The heart and all blood vessels make up the circulatory system. Blood vessels that take blood away from the heart are arteries. Arteries get smaller as they go away from the heart.
The heart and all blood vessels make up the circulatory system. Blood vessels that take blood away from the heart are arteries. Arteries get smaller as they go away from the heart. The smaller arteries that connect to the capillaries, are called arterioles. Blood vessels that take blood towards the heart are veins.
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