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Living organisms require transport systems to supply nutrients, oxygen, and water while removing waste. The mammalian circulatory system consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels, with blood made up of plasma and three types of cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Red blood cells transport oxygen, white blood cells fight infections, and platelets aid in blood clotting.

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Transport Systems

Living organisms require transport systems to supply nutrients, oxygen, and water while removing waste. The mammalian circulatory system consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels, with blood made up of plasma and three types of cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Red blood cells transport oxygen, white blood cells fight infections, and platelets aid in blood clotting.

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-Transport Systems-

Living organisms need a constant supply of nutrients, oxygen, and water


to every cell of the organism. Additionally, waste substances must be
removed and expelled from the body. The transport system in certain
organisms can be complex. However other organisms rely simply on
diffusion and osmosis.
Organisms with a large surface area to volume ratio can move substances in
and out of their cells through the process of diffusion and osmosis.
The surface area to volume ratio tells us how much surface is exposed
relative to its volume.

THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM


The mammalian circulatory system is made up of:
 The heart
 Blood
 Blood vessels

Structure and Composition of Blood


Blood consists of two major components plasma and blood cells.

Plasma is the liquid component of blood in which the blood cells are
suspended
*90% water
*10% nutrients, proteins, hormones, waste

There are three types of blood cells


 Red blood cells
 White blood cells
 Platelets

Red Blood Cells


Transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
Cytoplasm contains hemoglobin
Biconcave disks, with no nucleus
White Blood Cells
Lymphocytes Phagocytes

Large nucleus Lobed nucleus

Produce antibodies Fight diseases by the surrounding


bacteria and engulfing them.

Function: They help fight infections and aid the immune process.

Platelets
Function: It helps in clotting blood to seal wounds thus stopping continuous
loss of blood and entry of bacteria.

Difference between a Red BC & a White BC

RBC WBC

 Biconcave in shape  Irregular in shape


 Does not have a nucleus  Has a nucleus
 Contains hemoglobin  Doesn’t contain hemoglobin
 Transport oxygen  Involved in phagocytosis and
production of antibodies

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