The Circulatory System

By: Enaya Majid

What is a Circulatory System ?

The circulatory system is made up of blood vessels that

carry blood away from and towards the heart. Arteries
carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood
back to the heart. The circulatory system carries oxygen,
nutrients, and hormones to cells, and removes waste
products, like carbon dioxide.

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What are the products of circulatory system ?

The circulatory system consists of the heart, blood, blood

vessels

1. Heart :The heart is a muscular organ about the size of a fist,

located just behind and slightly left of the breastbone. It is made up
of 4 chambers the upper two chambers are known as the Left and
Right
 Atriums. The lower two are known as Left and Right
When the heart contracts , blood is forced out of the heart.

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When the heart relaxes , blood is forced into the heart.

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 The Right side of the heart receives the De-oxygenated

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Blood (blood poor in oxygen) from the different parts of the

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body. It then pumps it out to the different parts of the body.

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The De-oxygenated comes in through the Right Atrium
down to the Right Ventricles and into the lungs where it get’s
Oxygenated and comes into the Left Atrium down to the
Left Ventricles and through the Arota it is sent into the
What are the products of circulatory system ?

The circulatory system consists of the heart, blood, blood

vessels

2. Blood : Blood is a mixture of Platelets , White blood cells and

Red blood cells suspended in a pale yellow liquid called Plasma.

a) Platelets help in blood clotting. They do not help in

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transporting substances.

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b.) Red Blood cells contain hameoglobin , which is a protein

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containing Iron. Hameoglobin as gu gtgyt

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