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BLOOD
CIRCULATION AND
TRANSPORT
SYSTEM
FUNCTION
Channels deoxygenated
blood from all parts of the
body to right atrium
Carries deoxygenated
blood from the heart to the
lungs
Carries oxygenated blood
from the lung to the heart
ARTERY
VEIN
BLOOD
CAPILLARY
Carries blood
to the heart
Carries blood
from the
artery to the
vein
STRUCTUR
E
FUNCTION
Carries blood
out of the
heart
TYPE OF
BLOOD
CARRIED
RATE OF
BLOOD
FLOW
BLOOD
ARTERY
VEIN
CAPILLARY
1. Carries
oxygenated
blood from
Oxygenated Deoxygenat
artery to body
blood
ed blood
cell
(except
(except
2. Carries
pulmonary pulmonary
deoxygenated
artery)
vein)
blood from
body cells to
the vein
High
Low
Blood flows very
pressured
pressured
slowly
blood
blood
ARTERY
THICKNES
Thick,
S OF
muscular,
BLOOD
strong and
VESSEL
elastic wall
WALL
LUMEN
small
SIZE
EXISTENCE
No
OF VALVE
VEIN
BLOOD
CAPILLARY
Thin, less
muscular Porous and thin
and less
wall
elastic wall
big
Very small
Yes
No
DIFFERENCE
DEOXYGENATED
BLOOD
High
OXYGEN
CONCENTRATION
Low
Low
CARBON DIOXIDE
CONCENTRATION
High
High
THE
CONCENTRATION
OF DIGESTED
FOOD
Very low
Not present
WASTE PRODUCTS
Present
Artery and
pulmonary vein
BLOOD VESSEL
THAT CARRIES IT
Vein and
pulmonary artery
Bright red
BLOOD COLOUR
Dark red
Blood circulation
Lung
s
Pulmonary
Circulation
Systemic
Circulation
Body
characteristics
yPlasma contains dissolved substances like
mineral salts, digested food, waste products,
vitamins, hormones, antibodies and gases
yRed blood cells, white blood cells and
platelets float in plasma
yProduced in the liver
yPlatelet
yPlatelets are small pieces in the blood that
BLOOD GROUP
DONO
R
BLOOD
GROUP
AB
O
AB
BLOOD donation
recipient
yBlood donation is important because there is no
substitute for blood
yFunction of stomata:
yAllows air to diffuse in and out of the leaves
yEnables water vapour to be released from the
leaves during transpiration
yThe structure of stomata: