The

Circulatory
System
 Function
• Provide the force and channels for the
distribution of blood.
• Blood carries food and oxygen to cells
and carries away waste.
• It consist of the heart, blood vessels, and
blood.
 The Heart
• Your heart is a muscle located on the left side of
the chest.
• It is the size of your fist.
• Your heart has four chambers.
• The chambers on the right side of your heart
receive blood from the body and pump it to the
lungs.
• The chambers of the left side of your heart receive
blood from the lungs and pump it to the body.
 Heart Parts
• The heart has 4 chambers.
• The ones on the top are the left and right
atrium. They fill with blood from the lungs and
the body.
• The ones of the bottom are the left and right
ventricle. They push the blood to the body and
the lungs.
• A wall of muscle called the septum separates the
two sides.
 Valves
• All valves open and close quickly to keep blood from
flowing backward.
• Mitral Valve- separates the left atrium and left ventricle.
• Tricuspid Valve- separates the right atrium and the right
ventricle.
• Aortic Valve- pumps blood from the left ventricle to the
body.
• Pulmonary Valve- pumps blood from the right ventricle
to the lungs.
The first sound (the lub) happens when the mitral and tricuspid valves close.
The next sound (the dub) happens when the aortic and pulmonary valves
close after the blood has been squeezed out of the heart.
 Circulation
• The blood moves through blood vessels called
arteries and veins.
• Arteries carry blood away from the heart.
• Veins carry blood to the heart.
• The two exceptions are the pulmonary artery
and the pulmonary vein.
• The movement of blood from the heart and
through out the body is called circulation.
 Keep it moving
• The left side of your heart sends that oxygen-rich blood out to
the body. The body takes the oxygen out of the blood and
uses it in your body's cells. When the cells use oxygen, they
make carbon dioxide and other stuff that gets carried away by
the blood.
• The returning blood enters the right side of the heart. The
right ventricle pumps the blood to the lungs for a little
freshening up. In the lungs, carbon dioxide is removed from
the blood and sent out of the body when we exhale. What's
next? An inhale, of course, and a fresh breath of oxygen that
can enter the blood to start the process again. And
remember, it all happens in about a minute!
• Remember your blood is also cleaned by the kidneys and
liver.