Circulatory systems

Circulatory System

• Heart
• Blood
• Blood vessels
The heart acts like a pump to circulate blood around the body.
 How Does The circulatory system work?
4. Our heart pumps blood 1. Oxygen that we breath in
(carbon dioxide) to our lungs to reaches the air sacs in our lungs. It
be exhaled out of the body. then enters our bloodstream and is
carried to our heart.

3. Carbon dioxide is carried 2. Our heart pumps blood (oxygen)

through blood vessels to the heart. to all parts of our body.
 The heart

At rest, the heart contracts and relaxes 60-80 times a minute.

The rate increases as we exercise.
 Blood (8% of body weight)

The liquid that carries different substances around the body.

• Food from the digestive system to body parts.
• Gives oxygen to the body.
• Moves carbon dioxide and wastes to the excretory system.
 Blood vessels
Tubes that carry blood around the body.

Elastic blood vessels with thick walls Elastic blood vessels with thin walls

They carry oxygenated blood away from heart They carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
 What if our circulatory system break down?

Arteriosclerosis (Hardening of arteries) Solutions

• Due to diet high in sugar, starch and fat • Drugs (slow down / reverse build up of fats)

• Unhealthy blood cholesterol levels  plaque • Eating a well-balanced meal

• Hardening of arteries • Exercising at least 30 minutes a day

• Causes chest pains, heart attacks and strokes