The Circulatory System Materials

This packet contains a number of activities to accompany lessons on

the circulatory system, its parts and functions.

Each labeled diagram is followed by a blank diagram. I suggest you

print the entire packet on cardstock (I use #110 weight) then
laminate all of them. This will keep the condition from year to
year. It will also make it possible to use overhead markers in your
instruction or to have the students practice writing (i.e. tracing
words or paths) on the diagrams themselves.

I have also included a page of labels. Cut them out and cut Velcro
tape to attach them to the blank diagrams. If you prefer, you can
use overhead markers to label the blank diagrams as well.

Pg 2 – Path of Blood diagram

Pg 3 – Path of Blood cards (cut into strips for an ordering activity)
Pg 4 – Blood Vessels diagram
Pg 5 – Blood Vessels diagram blank
Pg 6 – The Heart diagram, parts
Pg 7 – The Heart diagram, parts blank
Pg 8 – Path of Blood Through The Heart diagram
Pg 9 – Path of Blood Through The Heart diagram blank
Pg 10 – Blood Groups diagram
Pg 11 – Blood Group diagram partially blank
Pg 12 – Blood Group diagram completely blank
Pg 13 – Make This Red Blood Cell Directions
Pg 14 – Make This Red Blood Cell
Pg 15 & 16 – Diagram labels (enough to make 2 sets of labels)

Created by Bonnie Hodder

 Path of Blood
The path of the blood through the body is
HEARTLUNGSHEARTBODYHEART

1 2
From the From the

HEART to LUNGS to

the LUNGS the HEART

4 3
From the From the

BODY to HEART to

the HEART the BODY

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 Heart

Lungs

Heart

Body

Heart
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 Blood Vessels

There are THREE types of blood vessels in the body.

Arteries - thick vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

Veins - thin vessels that carry blood to the heart.

Capillaries - tiny vessels that connect arteries and veins.

Capillaries

Arteries Veins

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 Blood Vessels

Label the three types of blood vessels in the body.

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 The Heart
The heart has FOUR chambers. The two upper chambers
are the right atrium and the left atrium. The two lower
chambers are the right ventricle and the left ventricle.
The aorta is the largest artery in the body, it carries blood
away from the heart to the body. The pulmonary artery
carries blood from the heart to the lungs. The pulmonary
vein carries blood from the lungs to the heart.

Aorta
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Vein
Left Atrium

Right Atrium

Left Ventricle
Right Ventricle

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 The Heart

Label the parts of the heart.

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 Path of Blood Through The Heart
We will start following the blood in the right atrium. From
there it goes into the right ventricle. The blood then goes
out of the heart through the pulmonary artery to the lungs.
Blood comes back to the heart through the pulmonary veins.
Next stop is the left atrium, followed by the left ventricle.
Finally the blood goes out the aorta to bring blood to the
rest of the body. Veins will bring it back to the right
atrium so the cycle can start again!

Aorta
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Vein
Left Atrium

Right Atrium

Left Ventricle
Right Ventricle

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 Path of Blood Through The Heart
Using red and blue overhead markers, trace the path
of blood through the heart

Aorta
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Vein
Left Atrium

Right Atrium

Left Ventricle
Right Ventricle

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 Blood Groups
There are FOUR blood groups. They are A, B, AB
and O. What blood group it is depends on what
antigens are on its surface.

A antigen B antigen

Blood type A Blood type B

AB antigen No antigens

Blood type Blood type O

AB

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 Blood Groups
Label the four blood groups.

A antigen B antigen

AB antigen No antigens

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 Blood Groups
Label the four blood groups and the antigens located
on their surface.

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Make this Red Blood Cell Directions

The following two pages are a blank red

blood cell and a page of labels and
antigens.

Cut out the labels and antigens (green

triangles for A antigens, blue circles for
B antigens)
Pick which type of blood cell you would
like your student to make and place the
label at the top of the page. Then have
the student place the correct antigens on
the blood cell using the Blood Group
diagram as a reference

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Make this Red Blood Cell:

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Blood type A Blood type B

Blood type A Blood type B

Blood type Blood type O

AB
Blood type Blood type O
AB

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 Aorta Aorta Arteries

Pulmonary Vein Pulmonary Vein Arteries

Right Atrium Right Atrium Capillaries

Right Ventricle Right Ventricle Capillaries

Pulmonary Artery Pulmonary Artery Veins

Left Atrium Left Atrium

Veins
Left Ventricle Left Ventricle

A antigen B antigen AB antigen

A antigen B antigen AB antigen

Blood type A Blood type B Blood type

AB
Blood type A Blood type B Blood type
AB
No antigens Blood type O

No antigens Blood type O

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