The Circulatory System
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The Circulatory System
Year 10 AADP
Things we are going to cover
Blood
Blood Vessels (Vascular
System)
The Pulmonary (Lungs)
System
The Systemic (heart)
Circuit
The Heart
Blood
Blood is made up of 2
sections.
A solid section and a
liquid section.
Blood – Solid section
Solid section makes up
45% of all blood volume.
Consists of:
Red Blood cells
White Blood cells
Platelets
Blood - Liquid section
55% of blood volume is
liquid.
The liquid is called
plasma.
Components of blood – Red blood
cells
Contains iron.
Give the red colour to
blood.
Are produced in the bone
marrow (pelvis, sternum,
skull)
Have a life cycle of 120
days.
Components of blood – white blood
cells
Produced in the bone
marrow.
Move to areas of
infection or disease and
attempt to wipe out
invading infections.
Puss is the accumulation
of dead white blood cells.
Components of blood - Plasma
Plasma is a yellow
solution containing:
Water, nutrients,
hormones, and waste
products.
Functions of blood
There are 2 main
functions of blood.
1. Transport
2. Body normality
Function - transport
The blood transports
nutrients from the
digestive system and
lungs to the tissues.
Also transports waste
products to the lungs and
urinary systems.
Function – body normality
Blood serves 2 main
purposes for body
normality.
1. Body Temperature
2. Protection (clotting,
foreign bodies)