CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
pulmonary veins.
3 components of circulatory system
-heart -blood -blood vessel
HEART - approximately the size of your
fist, which pumps blood throughout the
body. Located at the center chest
between the lungs and slightly
deviated to the left. It is divided into
two halves, the right and left halves.
RIGHT HALVES - contain deoxygenated
blood coming from all parts of your
body and brings this blood to the lungs
for oxygenation or gas exchange.
LEFT HALVES - receives oxygenated
blood coming from the lungs and
pumps the blood to all parts of the
body BLOOD - transport raw materials
to cells and remove waste from cells.
RED BLOOD CELLS (ERYTHROCYTES) -
have a life span of around 90-120 days
after which they are broken down and
stored in the liver and spleen.
Produced in the marrow of long bone.
Hemoglobin is an important iron and
protein compound of RBC.
WHITE BLOOD CELLS (LEUKOCYTES) -
cells in the immune system. They help
defend the body from invasion of
pathogen that can cause diseases.
Produced and stored in the bone
marrow. The live for only 1-3 days.
PLATELETS (THROMBOCYTES) -
colorless cells that are smaller than
red and white blood cells and lack of
nuclei. They are fragments from very
large bone marrow cells. They live for
less than 10 days. The purpose of WBC
is to aid in clotting, the process that
stops the flow of the blood.
PLASMA - a yellowish liquid, unclotted
or uncoagulated part of the blood that
is transparent and straw-colored.
BLOOD VESSELS - it is where blood
flows. The alleys and highways.
ARTERIES - responsible for carrying
blood that leaves the heart
VEINS - responsible for carrying blood
back to the heart. They contain
deoxygenated blood except for the
CAPILLARIES - the finest and thinnest
of all the blood vessels. They form a
vast of network where the exchange of
materials takes place in the body.
THE FLOW OF THE BLOOD
1. Superior and inferior vena cava 2.
Right atrium 3. Tricuspid valve 4. Right
ventricles 5. Pulmonary valve 6.
Pulmonary artery 7. Lungs 8.
Pulmonary vein 9. Left atrium 10.
Bicuspid/Mitral valve 11. Left ventricles
12. Aortic valve 13. Aorta 14. The rest
of the body
TYPES OF CIRCULATION PULMONARY
CIRCULATION - movement of the blood
from the heart, to the lungs and back
to the heart
CORONARY CIRCULATION - movement
of the blood through the tissue of the
heart
SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION - movement
of blood from the heart to the rest of
the body excluding lungs
DISEASES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
Angina pectoris -refers to the pain in
the chest Atherosclerosis -hardening of
the arteries Heart attack - blood supply
is cut off from the heart
Arrhythmia and dysrhythmia -No
rhythm and abnormal rhythm
High blood pressure (hypertension)
-force or pressure of the blood flowing
through the vessels is consistently too
high.
Stroke - blocked by a blood clot or
burst Aortic aneurysms -the artery wall
has weakened
DISEASES of Respiratory System
Emphysema - the damage of air sac in
the lungs
Lung cancer –
Chronic Bronchitis - inflamed bronchial
tubes produced a lot of mucus
Cataracts - clouding of the lens

Buerger's diseases - blood vessels

swell which prevent the blood to flow
causing clot to form

Diabetes - the blood sugar level is too

high

Gastric ulcer - is a break in the inner

lining of the stomach

Breast cancer –

Osteoporosis disease - a body losses

too much bone

PREVENTION HEALTHY LIFESTYLE –

balanced diet

- regular exercise

- adequate rest

- avoiding vices (smoking, alcoholic)

- stop smoking