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The heart
Its a natural pump that pushes blood through the blood vessels
The heart contains four open spaces called chambers: the two upper chambers are the atriums, the two lower ones are the ventricles
The septum divides the heart into two sides
When the blood enters the heart, it enters the right atrium or the left atrium. Then it goes to the ventricles.When the ventricles contract, they push
the blood out the heart.
Blood vessels
They are special tubes that carry blood all around the body.
3 types:
Capillaries: are tiny blood vessels that connect the smallest arteries to the smallest veins. They are very thin, so gases, nutrients
and waste products can go through them
Blood
It contains liquid plasma and solid blood cells.
There are 3 types of blood cells:
Red blood cells: carry oxygen and also some carbon dioxide
Platelets: help to form a solid clot when theres a cut in a blood vessel
Pulmonary circulation: blood flows from the heart to the lungs. In the lungs the blood releases carbon dioxide and picks up oxygen.
Then the blood flows back to the heart. The oxygenated blood is a bright red colour
General circulation: oxygenated blood flows from the heart to the rest of the body. The oxygen goes to the tissues and the blood
picks up carbon dioxide. Then the blood flows back to the heart. The deoxygenated blood is a dark red colour.
we can do exercise
eat a balanced diet
stay away from harmful substances
3- THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM
Sweat glands: weve got millions of them in the skin. They produce sweat ( liquid with water, waste products and mineral salts)
The urinary tract filters the blood to remove waste products and harmful substances