Circulatory system is responsible for pumping blood around the body. Main organs in the circulatory system are the _____, the lungs and the kidneys. Blood contains ________ and _______ so that all the ____ in our bodies can produce _____ through _________.
Circulatory system is responsible for pumping blood around the body. Main organs in the circulatory system are the _____, the lungs and the kidneys. Blood contains ________ and _______ so that all the ____ in our bodies can produce _____ through _________.
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Circulatory system is responsible for pumping blood around the body. Main organs in the circulatory system are the _____, the lungs and the kidneys. Blood contains ________ and _______ so that all the ____ in our bodies can produce _____ through _________.
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pumping ______ around the body. We need blood to be taken around the body because blood contains ________ and _______. These are needed so that all the ____ in our bodies can produce _____ through _________.
The main organs in the circulatory system are
the _____, the lungs and the kidneys. Words – energy, heart, blood, glucose, 21/08/08 respiration, oxygen, cells The Heart 1. Deoxygenated 4. Oxygenated blood blood (i.e. blood from the lungs enters without oxygen) through the pulmonary enters through the vein into the left atrium vena cava into the right atrium
2. It’s then pumped
through the tricuspid 5. It’s then pumped valve into the right through the bicuspid ventricle valve into the left ventricle 3. It’s then pumped through the semi-lunar valve up to the lungs through the 6. It’s then pumped pulmonary artery out of the aorta to the 21/08/08 rest of the body Arteries, veins and capillaries Capillaries have thin walls (one cell thick) to allow glucose and oxygen to Arteries carry high pressure blood away pass through. Also used to connect from the heart. They have no valves. arteries to veins.
Veins carry low pressure blood back to the heart. They
have thinner, less elastic walls and have valves to 21/08/08 prevent backflow of blood. The four parts of blood 1. RED BLOOD CELLS – contain haemoglobin and carry ______ around the body. They have no _______ and a large surface area.
2. PLATELETS – small bits of cells that lie around
waiting for a cut to happen so that they can ____ (for a scab).
3. WHITE BLOOD CELLS – kill invading
_______ by producing _________ or engulfing (“eating”) the microbe.
These three are all carried around by the PLASMA
(a straw-coloured liquid). Plasma transports CO2 and ______ as well as taking away waste products to the ______.
Words 21/08/08 – antibodies, clot, kidneys, oxygen, nucleus, glucose, microbes.