Circulatory System

The 4 main jobs of the circulatory system

1. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the
body

2. Red blood cells also carry out carbon dioxide
from the body.

3. White blood cells fight infection.

4. The heart is run by cardiac muscle.
Blood Flows Through The Heart.
Facts about the heart:
4 chambers
What bone protects the heart? Sternum
Follow the pathway of blood through
the heart.
1.
4.
3.
2.
1.
7.
7.
6.
5.
To the lungs
This is what a real human heart looks
like! Can you see the 4 chambers?
Two atria
Two
ventricles
Parts of the blood
Plasma: Is the fluid part of the blood.

Red blood cells: Carries oxygen to cells.

White blood cells: Fight disease

Platlets: Help blood clot.