1. The Circulatory System

2. It’s a muscle It’s located a little to the left of the middle of your chest, and it’s about the size of your fist.

3. What does it do? The heart pumps blood into your body. The blood provides your body with oxygen and nutrients it needs.

4. Arteries and Veins

5. How to Take Care of the Circulatory System Taking care of the circulatory system is very important. If you smoke, your blood is thinner so you get less oxygen. If you get a shortage of oxygen you won’t live very long because your body needs a lot of oxygen. You will also need a monthly check-up at the doctor’s office.

6. Fun & Amazing Facts about the Circulatory System The heart beats 70 times a minute in an adult and even faster in a child Extra blood goes to the skin and muscles when we’re hot or working hard

7. What does the heart do? It pumps blood into your body.

8. What are ARTERIES? They are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

9. What are veins? They are blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.

10. The movement of the blood through the heart and around the body is called circulation.

11. The blood moves through many tubes called blood vessels.

12. The heart is a special MUSCLE.

13. We need to take care of our heart!