the circulatory system carries food from the digestive systems to the whole body & food contains nutrients for living things ->  the circulatory system carries nutrients from the digestive systems to the whole body  veins carry blood from the body to the heart & arteries carry blood from the heart to the body ->  veins and arteries carry blood throughtout the body  veins and arteries carry blood throughtout the body & the circulatory system transports blood throughout the body ->  veins / arteries are a part of the circulatory system  the circulatory system carries nutrients from the digestive systems to the whole body & veins / arteries are a part of the circulatory system -> arteries / veins transport nutrients to the whole body