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This system is" circulates or moves bI and back to:our hea! i latory system cl =rom thefeartoal pas .=Fronvall parts of our: From the heart to all parts of our body Our heart pumps the blood rich tid oxygen to all the cells in ourtbodye Our blood also transports digested? food and watey from our digestive system to all the cells of our body. : Our cells use the oxygen and- -digested food to produca- the energy needed to- Carry out their:functions right lung From all.parts of our body back to our heart co As blood goes around our body, it PICK: xide‘and wagter On its way back to a ; i od Passes on waste substances to some organs. These waste substances are eventually passed out from our body. I reaches our heattagainzitis sent {forthe lungs where carbon:dioxidg istem Vis takeniiri. eee eae | 2.2 Journe our body y of blood in because “its : system rculat ory ey roundiour: body called"the® ci ‘our heart, around'o ood from iculates blood im gwonae vof our body. Wy back to our.meart: > flow of blood rich in oxygen, digested food and water «> flow of blood tich in carbon dioxide and waste materials * Movement of blood in our body Scanned with CamScanner (2.-19-29% 2.3 Pulse How is our pulse measured? 8 Our pulse rate Each heartbeat is a’cycle of contraction and relaxation’of oursheart muscles; With every heartbeat, blood is pumped through our blood vessels, causing them to expand and relax. (Atter | Gwave off >divessels. It is similar fo a ripple that spreads outwards fom our heart and Pushes the blood through the blood vessels. This is known'as our pulse.. plere Observe, Evaluate Count your pulses for $B seconds. Multiply this by four to obtain your pulse We can take our pulse by Pressing two fingers on our wrist as shown in the picture below. Theinumber of pulses in a’ minute is’our pulse rateOur pulse rate shows the number rate. Try different activities of times our heart beats in a minutes This is alsocalled oun ia lndtees theart rate. The heart rate:of an‘average healthy:adult is {6010.70 times per minutey Poe Factors that affect our heart rate Our heart rate changes with our age, health and the type of pp—tatties_yy activity we are doing. 2.110 2.3 a grows h cer - = «Baby's heartratey ent parts of, 120 times per minuie our body. These parts need the oxygen» a if jfand food that are carried by the. blood to- Scanned with CamScanner

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