CIRCULATORY SYSTEM PROJECT

WHAT IS THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM?

WHAT IS IT MADE OF, AND DO?

• Vessels,muscles and organs
• It moves nutrients,gases and wastes to and from the body's organs
• It helps fight diseases
• It also pumps the blood through the body

FACTS

• Adults average blood amount is 10 to 12 pints
• The blood in a human travels nearly 12,000 miles in one day
• The cardiovascular system is another name for the circulatory system

FUN FACTS

• You know you could wrap your blood vessels around the equator twice
• Your heart beats 70 times per minute
• It only takes 20 seconds for one red blood cell to circle the body

REFERENCES

• www.science.org
• www.kidshealth.org

HOW DOES BLOOD FLOW THROUGH THE HEART

HOW DOES BLOOD FLOW THROUGH THE HEART?

WHAT IS IT MADE OF

REFERENCES

• WWW.medicine.net
• WWW.cleveland.com