The circulatory system

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What does the circulatory system consist of?
A pump, valves and a system of tubes.
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What do the arteries do?
They carry blood away from the heart.
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What do veins have?
They have valves to prevent blood flowing backwards
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True or false? Capillaries have very low blood pressure.
TRUE!
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True or false? Capillaries are only found in the muscles.
FALSE! Capillaries are found in the muscles AND LUNGS.
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Card 2

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What do the arteries do?

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They carry blood away from the heart.

Card 3

Front

What do veins have?

Back

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Card 4

Front

True or false? Capillaries have very low blood pressure.

Back

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Card 5

Front

True or false? Capillaries are only found in the muscles.

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