What ate the components of transport system in humans? What arw the functions of these components?
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The main components of the transport system in human beings are the heart, blood, and blood vessels. i) Heart pumps oxygenated blood throughout the body. It receives deoxygenated blood from the various body parts and sends this impure blood to the lungs for oxygenation.
QUESTION?
What ate the components of transport system in humans? What are the functions of these components?_______________________________
ANSWER
HEART:-
▪The heart is an organ which beats continuously to act as a pump for the transport of blood, which carries other substances with it.
▫The heart is located in the chest cavity with its lower tip slightly tilted towards the left .
▪Hold your fingers inwards on your palm. That makes your fist. Your heart is roughly the size of your fist
BLOOD FLOW IN HEART:-
To understand the functioning of the circulatory system, start from
==>>the right side of the heart in and follow the arrows. These arrows show the direction of the blood flow from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart from where it is pumped to the rest of the body.
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Blood:
▪Blood is fluid connective tissue; it consists of a fluid medium known as plasma in which the cells are suspended, such as white blood cells and red blood cells.
▫Plasma transports food, carbon dioxide and nitrogenous wastes (urea and uric acid) in dissolved form.
▪Red blood cells transport oxygen. Blood also transport many other substances like hormones, salt etc.
▫Platelets present in the blood stop bleed from injuries by forming blood clots.
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EXTRA INFORMATION:-
The circulatory is a system of vessels that pass through your entire body.
You may read about two types of circulatory systems in animals.
▫There are open circulatory systems in primitive organisms where you will find a heart that pumps fluids through the creature, but no complete system of vessels.
▪It is the transportation system for your body.
▫The circulatory system carries chemicals to all points in your body.
▪The fluids also carry waste products and dissolved gases for your cells.
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