CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

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Mind Map on CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, created by Haja Barrie on 24/03/2019.
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CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
  1. BLOOD
    1. PLATELETS
      1. ASSIST WITH CLOTTING
      2. WHITE BLOOD CELLS
        1. DIFFERENT TYPES THAT HELP FIGHT IN IMMUNE SYSTEM
        2. RED BLOOD CELLS
          1. ERYTHROCYTES- CARRY O2 & CO2 AROUND THE BODY, HAS NO NUCLEUS
          2. PLASMA
            1. Plasma helps to distribute heat throughout the body and to maintain homeostasis, or biological stability, including acid-base balance in the blood and body.
          3. ORGANS
            1. HEART
              1. A DOUBLE SIDED PUMP WITH 4 CHAMBERS
                1. 2 ATRIA AND 2 VENTRICLES
              2. ARTERIES
                1. THICK WALLED & MUSCULAR- TAKE BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART
                2. VEINS
                  1. THIN WALLS WITH VALVES, RETURN BLOOD TO THE HEART
                  2. CAPILLARIES
                    1. ONLY 1 CELL IN DIAMETER, ACCESS TO EVERY CELL IN THE BODY
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