The Circulatory System

The circulatory system is responsible for

pumping ______ around the body. We need
blood to be taken around the body because
blood contains ________ and _______.
These are needed so that all the ____ in our
bodies can produce _____ through
_________.

The main organs in the circulatory system are

the _____, the lungs and the kidneys.
Words – energy, heart, blood, glucose,
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respiration, oxygen, cells
 The Heart
1. Deoxygenated 4. Oxygenated blood
blood (i.e. blood from the lungs enters
without oxygen) through the pulmonary
enters through the vein into the left atrium
vena cava into the
right atrium

2. It’s then pumped

through the tricuspid 5. It’s then pumped
valve into the right through the bicuspid
ventricle valve into the left
ventricle
3. It’s then pumped through
the semi-lunar valve up to
the lungs through the
6. It’s then pumped
pulmonary artery
out of the aorta to the
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 Arteries, veins and capillaries
Capillaries have thin walls (one cell
thick) to allow glucose and oxygen to
Arteries carry high pressure blood away pass through. Also used to connect
from the heart. They have no valves. arteries to veins.

Veins carry low pressure blood back to the heart. They

have thinner, less elastic walls and have valves to
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prevent backflow of blood.
 The four parts of blood
1. RED BLOOD CELLS – contain haemoglobin
and carry ______ around the body. They have no
_______ and a large surface area.

2. PLATELETS – small bits of cells that lie around

waiting for a cut to happen so that they can ____
(for a scab).

3. WHITE BLOOD CELLS – kill invading

_______ by producing _________ or engulfing
(“eating”) the microbe.

These three are all carried around by the PLASMA

(a straw-coloured liquid). Plasma transports CO2
and ______ as well as taking away waste products
to the ______.

Words
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– antibodies, clot, kidneys, oxygen,
nucleus, glucose, microbes.