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The Circulatory System
The Heart
vein
2 atria
2 ventricles
arteries
Anatomy of the Heart
The Heart
Artery to Lungs
Vein from Head and Body
Artery to Head and Body
Vein from Lungs
How does the Heart work?
relax
How does the Heart work?
contract
open
How does the Heart work?
close
contract
relaxing
Electrical Conduction System
Electrocardiogram
P wave = Depolarization of atria
QRS wave = Depolarization of ventricles
T wave = Repolarization of ventricles
the “bypass graft” enables blood to reach your heart by flowing
The ARTERY
Arteries carry blood away from the heart.
stretch
thick muscle and
elastic fibres
push
The VEIN
Veins carry blood towards from the heart.
thin muscle and
elastic fibres
The CAPILLARY
Capillaries link Arteries with Veins
the wall of a capillary
is only one cell thick
The CAPILLARY
capillary bed
what’s in
The Blood
Red Blood Cells
haemoglobin
nucleus
without a
change shape
White Blood Cells
big nucleus
lymphocytes
macrophages
„eat‟ and digest
antibodies
antitoxins
Platelets
Platelets
fibrinogen
fibres
blood
Plasma
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strawcoloured
•
•
•
•
•
•
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urea
SUMMARY
away
muscular
towards
capillaries
plasma
oxygen
platelets