Circulatory System

• Circulatory System - to deliver oxygenated blood to the various cells and organ systems in your body so they can undergo cellular respiration.
• Heart

  • the major muscle of the circulatory system
  • pumps deoxygenated blood into the lungs, where it gets oxygenated, returned to the heart, and then pumped out through the aorta to the rest of the body
  • valve regulate the flow of blood between the chambers
• With lungs – exchange O2 & CO2
• Digestive system - pick up nutrients for transport throughout the body
• With excretory – blood is filtered to remove toxins and some water
• Nervous system – heart-beat regulation & blood pressure
• PARTS OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

  A) anterior vena cava

  B) posterior vena cava

  C) liver

  D) portal vein

  E) kidney

  F) capillary bed

  G) lung

  H) heart

  I) stomach

  J) aorta

  K) spleen

  L) intestine

  
• Cell Type - Muscle Tissue