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Overview of the Circulatory System

The circulatory system is divided into three main areas: pulmonary circulation, coronary circulation, and systemic circulation. It transports oxygen, glucose, heat, hormones, and aids in defense by fighting infection. The circulatory system removes waste from cells like carbon dioxide and urea. It is composed of the heart, which pumps blood continuously through a network of arteries, veins, and capillaries. Blood is the fluid that fills the circulatory system. The heart has four chambers - left and right ventricles and left and right atria - and pumps oxygenated blood to the body and deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

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Overview of the Circulatory System

The circulatory system is divided into three main areas: pulmonary circulation, coronary circulation, and systemic circulation. It transports oxygen, glucose, heat, hormones, and aids in defense by fighting infection. The circulatory system removes waste from cells like carbon dioxide and urea. It is composed of the heart, which pumps blood continuously through a network of arteries, veins, and capillaries. Blood is the fluid that fills the circulatory system. The heart has four chambers - left and right ventricles and left and right atria - and pumps oxygenated blood to the body and deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

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The Circulatory System

Divided  into  three  main  areas  


1.) Pulmonary  circulation  (blood  to  and  from  the  lungs)  
2.) Coronary  circulation  (blood  that  services  the  heart  muscle  itself)  
3.)  Systemic  circulation  (the  rest  of  the  system’s  processes).    
 
 
Functions  of  the  Circulatory  System  
1.)  Transport  materials  needed  by  cells  
Oxygen    (*  To  carry  OXYGEN  to  all  the  cells  in  the  body)  
Glucose  (*  To  carry  FOOD  to  all  the  cells  in  the  body)  
2.)  Remove  waste  materials  from  cells  
Carbon  dioxide  
Urea  
 
3.)  To  distribute  HEAT  around  the  body  
         
4.)  To  form  a  part  of  the  DEFENCE  the  body  has  against  microbes.  Fight  infection  
(immunity)  
 
5.)  To  REPAIR  itself  and  prevent  blood  loss  by  clotting      
6.)  To  aid  in  recognition  of  foreign  material  
7.)  To    carry  hormones  to  target  areas  
 
 
Components  of  the  Circulatory  System  
The  Pump  (heart)    
continuously  circulates  blood  
Network  of  tubes  
Arteries-­‐  blood  away  from  heart  
Veins-­‐  blood  back  to  the  heart  
Capillaries  –  allow  exchange  of  materials  with  cells  
Blood  
Fluid  that  fills  the  circulatory  system  
 
The  Heart  
The  human  heart  has  four  chambers  
Left  and  right  ventricle  
Left  and  right  atrium  
The  left  side  of  the  heart  pumps  oxygenated  blood  to  the  body  while  the  right  side  of  
the  heart  pumps  deoxygenated  blood  to  the  lungs  where  oxygen  can  be  absorbed  by  
the  hemoglobin  carrying  red  blood  cells  
 

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