The Body's Superhighway: The Circulatory System
Imagine your body as a giant city with its own superhighway. This superhighway is your circulatory system! At the heart of it all is your heart, working like a powerful engine. It pumps blood, which is like a fleet of trucks loaded with important cargo: oxygen and nutrients. The blood travels on roads called blood vessels. The highways are the arteries, carrying oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the city's farthest corners. The veins are smaller roads, carrying oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart. The red blood cells are like trucks carrying oxygen, and the white blood cells are like police cars, keeping us safe from harmful germs. Just like a city can't run without its superhighway, your body can't function without the circulatory system. It keeps you healthy and strong by delivering necessary supplies to every cell in your body!
Question 1
What can be considered as the 'superhighway' in your body?
The circulatory system
The digestive system
The nervous system
The respiratory system
The immune system
Question 2
What is the 'cargo' that the blood carries?
Diseases
Water
Oxygen and nutrients
Bacteria
Viruses
Question 3
What is the function of the white blood cells in our body?
To carry oxygen
To carry nutrients
To keep us safe from harmful germs
To carry waste materials
To transport carbon dioxide
Question 4
What are the 'roads' in our body's 'city' where the blood travels called?
Muscles
Bones
Tissues
Blood vessels
Nerves
Question 5
What is the role of the heart in the circulatory system?
To remove waste materials
To pump blood
To filter the blood
To produce blood
To store blood
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