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G9 Circulatory System
G9 Circulatory System
plasma
Red Blood Cells (RBC)
• Transport
oxygen to the
body’s organs
and tissues
White Blood Cells (WBC)
• Help fight infections
• Carries metabolic
wastes and nutrients
Back
Blood Vessels
Artery Capillaries Vein
Back
Intersection of
arteries and veins
where gas exchange
occur
Right Ventricle
Deoxygenated Blood Sender
Heart Chambers
Left
Right Atrium
Receiver of
Atrium Oxygenated Blood
Receiver of
Deoxygenated Blood Left
Right Ventricle
Sender of
Ventricle Oxygenated Blood
Sender of
Deoxygenated Blood
Valves of the Heart Bicuspid/
Mitral
Valve
Pulmonic
Valve
Aortic
Valve
Tricuspid
Valve
Blood Vessels Connected to
the Heart
Superior Aorta
Vena Cava Sends oxygenated
blood throughout the
Brings deoxygenated
Pulmonary
blood
blood from
from the
the upper
lower
body
Pulmonary
Arteries
part of the body Veins
Bring oxygenated
Inferior
Sends deoxygenated
blood from the lungs
blood to the lungs
Vena Cava
Blood Vessels Connected to
the Heart
Superior Aorta
Vena Cava
Pulmonary Pulmonary
Arteries Veins
Inferior
Vena Cava
Other Parts of the
Heart
Median Pericardium
Septum
Protects the heart
Prevents the mixing of
by making it stay in
the oxygenated and
place and prevents
deoxygenated blood
the heart from
overfilling
Aorta
Superior Vena
Cava
Pulmonary Left atrium
Artery
Right Atrium Mitral valve
Left ventricle
Tricuspid Valve
Pericardium
Inferior Vena
Cava Right Ventricle Median Septum
Back
The Path of Blood
Deoxygenated
blood from
various parts of
the body is
returned to the
right atrium.
When the
right atrium
contracts,
blood is forced
into the right
ventricle.
When the right
ventricle
contracts, blood
is forced into the
pulmonary
arteries and goes
to the lungs.
Gas
exchange
takes place
Oxygenated
Deoxygenated Oxygenated
Deoxygenated
Blood
Blood in the Blood
Blood
lungs.
Oxygenated
blood from the
lungs enters
the heart
through the
pulmonary
veins.
The left
atrium
contracts
forcing the
blood to enter
into the left
ventricle.
The left
ventricle
contracts
forcing the
blood to enter
into the aorta
and is
distributed
throughout the
The cycle
continues…
Drill 1
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Drill 2
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