SCIENCE 9

PULUNGMASLE NATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL

Quarter 1
CIRCULATOR
Y SYSTEM
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
The function of the
circulatory system is to
transport oxygen and
nutrients to the body cells
and to carry deoxygenated
(oxygen-poor) blood and
carbon dioxide back to the
heart and lungs.
Parts of the Circulatory System with Their
Respective Functions
The human circulatory system is composed of the:

• Heart
• Blood
• Blood Vessels
HEART
• is a muscular pump which keeps
the blood flowing to each part of
the body.

• Sphygmomanometer also
known as a blood pressure
monitor, is an instrument used
to measure blood pressure.
BLOOD
• is a tissue made of fluid, cells, and
fragments of cells. The fluid or the flowing
portion of the blood is termed plasma.

• Plasma – is straw-colored fluid and makes

up about 55 percent of the total volume of
blood. Red and white blood cells and
platelets are suspended in plasma.
What is circulation?
Blood just doesn't slosh around your body once it leaves the heart. It moves
through many tubes which together are called blood vessels. Three (3) types of
blood vessels:
• Arteries - the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. This blood is
rich in oxygen and nutrients. It is brought to the cells of the body.
• Veins - carry blood from the rest of the body back towards the heart. This blood
contains waste materials or deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood.
• Capillaries – the smallest blood vessels that move blood to and from the cells
of the body. They are very thin that materials can easily diffuse into and out of
them.
The movement of the blood through the heart and around the body is called
circulation.
3 Kinds of Blood Cells
• Red blood cells - contain hemoglobin
• White blood cells - are larger than red blood cells fight
infection and disease. They destroy harmful bacteria,
viruses and other small invaders.
• Platelets - are pieces of cells that are small and
colorless. They help to stop bleeding by giving off a
chemical that helps blood to clot.

Hemoglobin is red and gives blood its color. It links up

with oxygen and carries this oxygen to all parts of the
body. The same hemoglobin in the red blood cells also
picks up most of the carbon dioxide waste that is made by
the cells.
Where all the blood go?

Three (3) types of circulation

• Systemic circulation the movement of blood from the heart and to

the rest of the body, except for the lungs.

• Pulmonary circulation describes the movement of blood from the

heart to the lungs and back to the heart.

• Coronary circulation is the movement of blood through the

tissues of the heart.
FOUR (4) PARTS OF THE HEART
two (2) upper chambers
two (2) lower chambers

Upper chambers
Right atria
• receives blood from all parts of the body
• blood in the right atrium is high in carbon dioxide and low in oxygen

Left atria
• receives blood from the lungs.
• blood in the left atrium is high in oxygen and low in carbon dioxide.
Lower chambers

Right ventricle
• pumps blood to the lungs. This blood is high in carbon dioxide and low in
oxygen.

Left ventricle
• pumps blood to all parts of the body. Blood in the left ventricle is high in
oxygen. It is low in carbon dioxide.

Both ventricles pump blood out of the heart at the same time. Every time
your heart beats, blood is being forced out of the ventricles.
Valve
• a thin flap of tissue. It keeps the blood from flowing backward.

Septum
• a muscular wall divides the right side of the heart from the left side. This is
necessary to separate oxygen rich blood from oxygen poor blood.