SYSTEMS OF THE HUMAN BODY

CIRCULATORY /CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

-blood
-blood vessels
-heart
An average human has about 5 liters (over a gallon) of blood.
Plasma makes up half of the content of blood.
Plasma contains the protein to prevent blood clot.
Plasma also contains glucose and other dissolved nutrients.
Half of the blood contains blood cells
Blood cells: red blood cells – carries oxygen to the tissues
white blood cells – fight infections
Platelets – smaller cells that help blood to clot
Blood Vessels:
arteries, veins, and capillaries
Arteries – carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
Veins – carry blood back to the heart
Capillaries – connect the arteries to the veins
Heart: Chambers, Valves, Vessels, Wall, Conduction System
Chambers – upper two chambers are called atria and the lower two are
called ventricles
Muscular Walls (septa or septum) – divides the heart into two sides
Valves:
tricuspid – between the right atrium and the right ventricle
pulmonary – between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
mitral – between left atrium and left ventricle
aortic – between left ventricle and aorta
These valves open when blood passes through them and then close to
keep the blood from flowing in the wrong direction.