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3. Systemic Circulation
-This type of circulation carries oxygen-rich
blood away from the heart, going to the
other parts of the body except the lungs.
Blood Blood Vessel
4 Components of Blood:
3 Major types of Blood vessels:
1. Plasma: main component of blood
mostly consist of water, proteins, 1. Artery: carry oxygenated blood away
ions, and waste mixed in. from the heart.
2. Red Blood Cells: responsible for 2. Veins: carry deoxygenated blood
carrying O2 and CO2. back to the heart.
3. Platelets: responsible for blood 3. Capillary: smallest blood vessel
clotting. where gas exchange takes place.
4. White Blood Cells: part of the
immune system.
Heart
2 Main Chambers of Heart:
1. Atrium : blood receiving chambers of the heart.
1. Left Atrium: receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
2. Right Atrium: receives deoxygenated blood from the body.
2. Ventricle: blood pumping chambers of the heart.
1. Left Ventricle: pumps oxygenated blood to all body part except the lungs.
2. Right Ventricle: pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
Pulmonary
Circulation
Coronary
Circulation Systemic
Circulation