Circulatory System
Circulatory System
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Circulatory
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Circulatory
System
The Circulatory System is
responsible for transporting
materials throughout the entire
body.
Veins Arteries
carbon
dioxide
oxygen
Oxygen-rich Oxygen-poor
blood blood
c Blood travelling Blood travelling
to the body cells away from the body cells
High oxygen content Low oxygen content
Low carbon dioxide content High carbon dioxide content
The ventricles
The Atria
pump blood
collect blood
out of the
that enters
heart.
the heart.
The Heart: Structures
The valves between the atria and ventricles are connected
to the inner walls of the heart by tough tendons.
valve open
The Heart: Structures
The tendons allow the valves to close and hold
the valve flaps in place. They prevent the valves
from flipping up and turning inside out
If the door is held by someone at a fixed point, only the arm moves as
the door opens and closes.
When the door is closed the arm is fully extended, so the door can
only be opened in one direction.
How does the heart
pump blood?
The heart can pump blood because it is made of
muscle. Muscle tissue works by contracting
(squeezing) and relaxing.
Blood Vessels
As blood moves through
the circulatory system it
moves through 3 types of
blood vessels:
Arteries: Carry blood
away from the heart .
Capillaries: Link
arterioles to veins.
Veins: Carry blood
towards the heart
Blood Vessels
Arteries
Large vessels
Carry blood from heart to tissues of body.
Carry oxygen rich blood, with the exception of
pulmonary arteries.
Thick walls-need to withstand pressure produced when
heart pushes blood into them.
Capillaries
Smallest blood vessels
Walls are only one cell thick and very narrow.
Important for bringing nutrients and oxygen to
tissues and absorbing CO2 and other waste
Veins
Once blood has passed through the capillary
systems it must be returned to the heart. Done
by veins
Walls contains connective tissue and smooth
muscle.
Largest veins contain one way valves that keep
blood flowing toward heart.
Many found near skeletal muscles. When
muscles contract, blood is forced through veins.
Blood
What percent of your body is blood? 8%
How much blood do we contain?
On average 4-6 liters
We contain about a pint of
blood for every 15 pounds
of body weight
Composition of Blood:
What percent of your blood is
cellular? 45%
What percent of your blood is
plasma? 55%
Blood
Composed of plasma and blood cells
Types of Cells are:
Red Blood Cells ( Erythrocytes)
White Blood Cells(Leukocytes)
Platelets
Plasma
Straw colored
90% water
10% dissolved gases, salts, nutrients,
enzymes, hormones, wastes, and proteins.
Blood
Red Blood Cells
Most numerous type
Transport oxygen
Get color from hemoglobin
Disk shaped
Made in red bone marrow
Circulate for 120 days
Blood
White Blood Cells
Guard against infection, fight parasites, and attack
bacteria
Number of WBC’s increases when body is fighting
Lymphocytes produce antibodies which fight
pathogens and remember them
Platelets
Aid the body in clotting
Small fragments
Stick to edges of broken blood cell and secrete
clotting factor to help form clot.
Blood
Red Blood has 3 main
Blood
Cells
Functions
Transport
Protection
Temperature
White
Blood Cells Regulation
Plasm
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Platelets