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The Circulatory System is responsible
for transporting materials throughout
the entire body.
Capillaries
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
Myocardium
Middle layer
Primarily cardiac muscle
Endocardium
Innermost layer
Thin and smooth
Stretches as the heart pumps
Composed of spontaneously
contracting cardiac muscle
fibers
The ventricles
The Atria
pump blood
collect blood
out of the
that enters the
heart.
heart.
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The valves between the atria and ventricles are connected
to the inner walls of the heart by tough tendons.
valve open
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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
In the heart, the tendons holding the valve are like the
arm holding the door.
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 products.
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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.
Platelets
Plasma
Strawcolored
90% water
Platelets
Aid the body in clotting
Small fragments
Stick to edges of broken blood cell and secrete clotting
factor to help form clot.
Temperature
White Blood
Cells Regulation
Plasma
Platelets
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