THE CIRCULATORY

SYSTEM
(PARTS AND FUNCTIONS)
Prepared by: Wilfred D. Maningas
 OBJECTIVES:

• Appreciate the importance and role of

circulatory system
• Identify what type of cells the circulatory
system and the organs related to it
composed of.
• Will be able to track how the blood gets
around the body.
• Relate the role of the circulatory system to
other major body systems.
• Compare the role of circulatory system to
major body organs in a community setting
Question:

What is the strongest

muscle of the body?
The Heart

Defend why is the heart is the

strongest muscle of the body
using the sentence below:

Naniniwala ako sa kasabihan

na strongest muscle ang heart
dahil
________________________
________________________
____________.
The Heart

 The heart works day and night to

pump blood through the circulatory
system.
 The heart consists of two pumps.
 The pump on the right side of the
heart sends blood to the lungs
where the blood obtains oxygen.
 The blood which has obtained
oxygen then travels back to the
heart where it is pumped to all parts
of the body.
Cardiac muscle cells

 Also known as
“Cardiomyocytes”
 Cardiomyocytes have
high mitochondrial
density which allows
them to produce
adenosine triphosphate
(ATP) quickly, making
them highly resistant to
fatigue.
 The heart has its own
vascular system called
“CORONARY ARTERIES”
Coronary Circulation

 Blood is supplied to the

heart by its own vascular
system, called coronary
circulation.
 The aorta (the main blood
supplier to the body)
branches off into two main
coronary blood vessels
(also called arteries). 
Coronary Circulation

The right coronary

artery supplies blood
mainly to the right side
of the heart. The right
side of the heart is
smaller because it
pumps blood only to
the lungs.
Coronary Circulation

 The left coronary artery,

which branches into the
left anterior descending
artery and the circumflex
artery, supplies blood to
the left side of the heart.
The left side of the heart is
larger and more muscular
because it pumps blood to
the rest of the body.
ACTIVITY: Detecting Pulse with Simple Apparatus
Materials: toothpick and clay

Procedure:
1. Provide each student with a toothpick and a piece of clay.
2. Stick the toothpick into a "dime sized" lump of clay.
3. Have the participant rest the "counter" on the inside of their
wrist just below the base of the thumb.
4. Have the participants observe the toothpick as it moves. Let
the participants work in pairs to time the counts in 1 minute.
5. Use this information to determine how many beats per
minute.
ACTIVITY: Blood vessel Model
Materials: Oblong balloon, Syringe and water
Procedure:
1. Divide participants into pairs.
2. One participant fills the bulb with water. The other participant secures a
balloon over the tip.
3. The first student gently squeezes and releases the bulb so that the
balloon repeatedly fills with water.
4. The partner holds the balloon between the fingers to feel the expansion
and contraction. This models expansion and contraction of blood vessels
as the heart beats.
5. The participant should then exchange roles to allow each to feel the
movement.
 How does the
blood get around
the body?
BLOOD VESSELS

An artery is a blood
vessel that takes blood
away from the heart to all
parts of the body (tissues,
lungs, etc).
BLOOD VESSELS

Veins are blood

vessels that carry
blood toward the
heart.
BLOOD VESSELS

A capillary is a small
blood vessel from 5 to 10
micrometres (µm) in
diameter. They are the
smallest blood vessels in
the body.
BLOOD VESSELS

 Substances which exit

include water, oxygen,
and glucose
 Substances which
enter include water
carbon dioxide, uric
acid, lactic acid, urea
and creatinine
 Blood vessels are
composed of what
type of cell?
Cells in Blood Vessels
Squamous cells have the appearance of thin, flat plates
that can look polygonal when viewed from above. The
cells fit closely together in tissues; providing a smooth,
low-friction surface over which fluids can move easily. 
How does the blood get around the body?
The systemic circulation
provides the functional blood
supply to all body tissue. It
carries oxygen and nutrients
to the cells and picks up
carbon dioxide and waste
products. Systemic circulation
carries oxygenated blood from
the left ventricle, through the
arteries, to the capillaries in
the tissues of the body. From
the tissue capillaries, the
deoxygenated blood returns
through a system of veins to
the right atrium of the heart.
What is the importance of
circulatory system?
 Homeostasis
- The ability or tendency of a
living organism, cell, or
group to keep the
conditions inside it the
same despite any changes
in the conditions around it,
or this state of internal
balance.
- A state of balance in the
body
Cite some example of how
homeostasis occurs in the
circulatory system and to
different organs of the
body.
 Relate the following pictures on
the different parts of circulatory
system and to the different organs
related to it.
Highway
Dumpsite
Gas station
Food store
 Paano magsabi ng
“Gusto kita o mahal
kita” ang mga GenSci
Major?
“You make my cardiac
muscle pump blood
through my vascular
system really quickly”