Transport Systems Circulatory System

What do you know about the human circulatory system?

Brainstorm

Circulatory Systems of mammals

Components of blood

Vessels that transport blood

Heart

Outline

Chapter 6: pp. 131-139 Nature of Biology Book One

Need to maintain a Glossary of terms Found in the Glossary link -

Reading

Look at systems used in mammals for transporting:

Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Water Nutrients Other materials

Transport System

Blood circulatory system of mammals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgI80Ue-AMo&feature=related

Basic overview of the circulatory system

YouTube video

Transports materials to and from cells in mammals

Consists of: Blood vessels – vessels blood is transported

through Heart – muscular pump keeps blood moving

Circulatory system

Blood is substance transported throughout circulatory system and takes material to and from the cells

Made up of: Fluid part – Plasma Cells suspended in fluid

Blood

Plasma – makes up 55% of blood 90% water 10% various compounds and molecules

dissolved in water part Fill out table on Components of Plasma in

Notes Link

Blood

Three different kinds of cells in blood Red Blood Cells – Erythrocyotes White Blood Cells – Leuocytes Platelets Fill out the table on blood cells in the Notes

Link

Blood Cells

Red Blood cells – contain haemoglobin

White Blood cells – general function to combat infection

Platelets – specialised fragments of larger cells, play important role in clotting.

Don’t forget Glossary terms

Blood cells

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-sKZWqsUpw

On Blood

YouTube Video

Transport in three different kinds of blood vessels

Arteries

Capillaries

Veins Read pp.134 – 136 and fill out Glossary

terms

Vessels that transport blood

On the Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3ZDJgFDdk0

YouTube video

Heart