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YOUR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM How does it work? Why does a doctor check your pulse and blood pressure? What is your blood type and why is it important? The Transport System • CIRCULATORY SYSTEM – Your body’s transport system. – Keeps the body working well. • By delivering essential materials to body cells and removing waste materials from the cells. » THIS BODY SYSTEM IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. How the Circulatory System works • Blood carries substances through Circulatory System • Organs serve as transfer stations – Blood picks up nutrients and delivers them to cells • Wastes and removes them from body Parts of the Circulatory System • Heart • Blood Vessels • Blood HEART • Is a muscle that pumps, and moves blood in 2 major pathways 1. 2. Pulmonary Circulation (Lungs to Heart and back – Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide) Systemic Circulation (Heart to Body and back) HEART • The heart is divided into 4 chambers – Each upper chamber is called ATRIUM – Each lower chamber is called VENTRICLE * VALVES open and close to control the flow of blood Blood Vessels • Over 80,000 miles of blood vessels move your blood throughout your body • Three types of blood vessels 1. Arteries 2. Veins 3. Capillaries Arteries Carry blood away from the heart Veins Carry blood back to the heart Capillaries Tiny tubes that carry blood from the arteries to the body’s cells and from cells to the veins Blood • A mixture of solids in a large amount of liquid called plasma • BLOOD • • • • Red blood cells White blood cells Platelets Plasma – Is about 92% water Parts of Blood • Red blood cells – carry oxygen to the cells and carbon dioxide away from the cells. • White blood cells – help fight disease and infection by attacking germs that enter the body • Platelets – help blood clot, which seals cuts and prevents excess blood loss from a wound More about Blood • • • Blood is essential to life Your blood is not the same as everyone else’s Blood transfusions – – Blood must match Mixing blood could have serious side effects • High fevers, difficulty breathing, and even death Blood Types A B AB O BLOOD TYPE • What's Your Blood Type.mht Positive or Negative Blood • Rh + – Blood does contain Rh factor (Blood protein) • Rh – – Blood does not contain Rh factor (No blood protein) (RH) FACTOR • Rh factor in blood.doc Blood Banks • People of age can donate blood • Only people in good health can donate • A new needle is used every time blood is drawn • All donated blood is tested for disease Blood Pressure • As blood moves through your body, it exerts pressure against the walls of blood vessels • Sphygmomanometer – instrument that measures blood pressure Cardiovascular Disorders • • • • Stroke Heart attack Arteriosclerosis Hypertension – High blood pressure • • • • • Anemia Sickle-cell anemia Mononucleosis Leukemia Hemophilla Cardiovascular Disorders • Open to page 303 • Write the descriptions to each disorder in your notes