FUNCTIONS OF CIRCULATORY

SYSTEM

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 CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
This system is concerned with the circulation of body fluids to
distribute various substances to various body parts. The
circulatory system is also known as the cardiovascular system.
It is an organ system that allows blood to circulate and
transport nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, and
blood cells.The components of the human circulatory system
include the heart, blood, red and white blood cells, and
platelets
 FUNCTIONS OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

1. HEART WORKS LIKE A PUMP, WHICH CIRCULATES THE BLOOD

THROUGHOUT THE BODY.
2. ARTERIES ALLOW THE PURE BLOOD TO PASS THROUGH THEM
THROUGHOUT THE BODY.
3. VEINS BRING THE IMPURE BLOOD TO THE HEART FROM EVERY PART
OF THE BODY.
4. BLOOD REGULATES THE BODY TEMPERATURE.
5. Blood carries oxygen from the lungs to different parts of the body and CO2 from
the cells of body to the lungs.

6. In capillaries, the excha,nge of nutrients, oxygen and waste products takes place.

7. Blood Carries digested food or nutrients to all parts of the body

8. Blood Carries hormones from the endocrine glands to different organs of the body.

9. Blood carries waste products like urea, lactic acid, uric acid and sulphates etc. To
the kidney for excretion.

10. It also protects the body from diseases.

 1. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM LENGTH IS ABOUT
100,000 KMS
FACTS
2. THE HEART PUMPS 2,000 GALLONS OF
BLOOD/DAY
3. IT ONLY TAKES 20 SECONDS FOR A RED
BLOOD CELL TO CIRCLE THE WHOLE BODY.
4. THE HEART IS A MUSCLE.
5. HEART RATE IS INVERSELY RELATED TO
BODY SIZE.
6. WOMEN TEND TO HAVE FASTER HEART
RATES THAN MEN.
7. A SINGLE DROPLET OF BLOOD CONTAINS
AROUND 5 MILLION RED BLOOD CELLS.