Consists of blood, blood
vessels and the heart
Cardio Vascular
system
The three main blood vessels
are arteries, capillaries and . . .
Veins
Straw coloured liquid filled
with nutrients
Plasma
Producing antibodies which
help the body attack disease.
White Blood cells
The body gets rid of heat by
radiation and convection an
example of this is ….
Sweating
Blood supply to capillaries
and sweating are both reduced
Circulatory function
Main pulse rate in the body
Keep body warm
Protection
Cartoid
Measure of the outward force
exerted by the blood on the
Blood pressure
walls of the blood vessels.
This is the arterial pressure
produced when the right
ventricle contracts.
Systolic Pressure
This is the arterial pressure
when the right ventricle
Diastolic pressure
relaxes.
The number of times the heart
beats per minute
Heart Rate
The output of blood from the
heart in one beat
Stroke Volume
= SV(ml) X HR (bpm)
Cardiac output
Clog fibres which create clot
Platelets