Transport of nutrients-Respiratory and Circulatory System

• Respiratory system


  Also known as the human breathing system, responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide
• Parts of the respiratory system

  • Nose and mouth
  • Nasal cavity or nasal passageways
  • Pharynx
  • Larynx
  • Trachea
  • Lungs
  • Bronchi
  • Bronchioles
  • Alveoli
• Inhalation


  1. Oxygen enters the body

  2. Ribs move out, chest space increases

  3. Diaphragm muscle contracts, moves down
• Exhalation


  1. Carbon dioxide exits the body

  2. Ribs move in, chest space decreases

  3. Diaphragm muscle relaxes, moves up
• Circulatory system


  Also known as the cardiovascular system, the life support structure that nourishes cells and delivers materials in the body
• Major parts of the circulatory system

  • Heart
  • Blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries)
  • Blood
• The heart is a hollow muscle as big as your fist
• Parts of the heart

  • Right atrium
  • Left atrium
  • Right ventricle
  • Left ventricle
  • Tricuspid valve
  • Bicuspid valve
  • Pulmonary valve
  • Aortic valve
  • Superior vena cava
  • Inferior vena cava
  • Pulmonary artery
  • Pulmonary vein
  • Aorta
• Circulatory system function


  1. Oxygenated blood enters heart through vena cavae

  2. Passes through right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, to lungs

  3. Becomes oxygenated, enters left atrium, passes through bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, to body
• Types of circulation


  • Pulmonary circulation
  • Coronary circulation
  • Systemic circulation
• The circulatory system functions with other body systems to deliver different materials, including circulating vital elements like oxygen and nutrients, and transporting waste away from the body