The circulatory system transports blood through tubes called blood vessels, with the heart pumping blood continuously through this network. The blood vessels form a closed system where oxygenated blood from the lungs is pumped by the left side of the heart to the body and deoxygenated blood returns to the right side of the heart and lungs. The heart has four chambers - two upper atria and two lower ventricles - that are separated by a septum to keep oxygenated and deoxygenated blood separate as they circulate through the body.