Organs in the Circulatory

System
Prepared by:
Maeg John P. Carreon, LPT
Science Instructor
Saint Peter Academy of Alegria Incorporated
Circulatory System

A circulatory
system is an
internal transport
system that
distributes
materials
throughout the
body
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A circulatory system consists of at
least one heart, the fluids that the
heart pumps, and the cavities or
vessels through which the fluids are
pumped.
Blood is the transport medium
contained within the blood vessels
Hemolymph is a mixture of blood
and interstitial fluid.
The Interstitial Fluid fills between
spaces between cells and allow
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cells
Most living things require
gasses – either in a form of
oxygen and carbon dioxide to
survive. Aside from gases,
nutrients and metabolic wastes
are also transported into and
from cells, respectively
Not all organisms need a
Circulatory System, some organisms
like Paramecium can easily
transport materials from their cell
to their surroundings since every
part of the cell lies very close to
plasma membrane.
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 Open and Closed Circulatory System

The type of Circulatory System

depends on the organization of the
heart and Vessels and on the kind of
circulating fluids.
Anthropods have an Open
Circulatory System. Their heart
pumps blood through large vessels
into tissue spaces, mixing with
interstitial fluid. The hemolymph
reenters the heart through openings
called ostia.
Annelids and All vertebrates have
closed circulatory system. Their
heart pumps blood through system
of blood vessels
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Cardiovascular System

The closed circulatory system of vertebrates is also known

as Cardiovascular System.

The term cardiovascular comes from the Greek Word

kardia for heart and Latin word vasculum or vessel.

The main parts of the Cardiovascular system are the

heart, blood and blood vessels
Heart
The heart is composed largely of
cardiac muscle tissue. It has two
to four chambers depending on the
type of vertebrae. The human
heart has 4 chambers separated by
an internal wall known as the
septum
The two chambers at the top half
the heart are the Atria – the right
and left atrium. They receive
blood returning to their heart.
Below each atrium are the right
and left ventricles. They pump
blood away from the heart
Blood

Blood is the fluid or

transport medium that
carries gasses, nutrients,
and metabolic wastes.

The blood is also consists

of a viscious liquid known
as plasma. This makes the
blood thicker and makes it
flow slower than water.
 Blood Vessels

The circulatory system includes three types of blood vessels – the arteries,
capillaries, and veins.
They serves as networks or paths for the transport of blood to all parts of the
body
Arteries

The arteries carry blood

away from the heart.
They have a thick wall
with three layers. They
are thicker than the veins
since blood exerts
pressure on the artery
walls as it is pumped out
of the heart. The Aorta is
the largest artery in the
body.
 Capillaries

Arterioles branch into

thinner vessels know
ans capillaries. These
vessels allow
exchange of nutrients,
gases and wastes
between the blood
and body cells. They
act as the bridge
between the arteries
and cells.
 Veins

Veins collect the blood

from the capillaries. Veins
have thinner walls
compared to arteries but
larger in diameter. As the
blood returns to the heart,
less force and pressure is
necessary to make the the
blood move.

Larger veins also have

valves to prevent the
backward flow of blood.
References:
Bajo, Z., Pineda, L., Ramirez, R. P., & Taduran, R. C. (2017).
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