Tamil
Tamil
Tamil
The circulatory system carries food and oxygen to all parts of the body.
It also carries waste that the body doesn’t need.
Parts of the circulatory system:
The heart
Blood vessels
Blood
KEYWORDS
Blood
Blood vessels
Carbon Dioxide
Circulation
Circulatory system
Heart
Oxygen
Pulse
pressure
The Heart:
Blood vessels:
Blood moves through the body through
blood vessels. The 3 types of blood
vessels are
Arteries
Veins and
Capillaries.
Each kind of blood vessel has a different
structure and function. The blood vessels run
from the heart to lungs, around the body and
back to the heart. It moves along the same
pathway
1. The heart pumps blood in arteries to the
lungs to pick up oxygen
2. The oxygen rich blood travels back in the
veins from the lungs to the heart. These are
the only veins that carry blood with oxygen
3. The heart pumps the oxygen rich blood in
other arteries to the rest of the body
4. The blood from the rest of the body which is
now low in oxygen travels back to the heart
in veins.
Heart beat and pulse:
Heart beats about 90 beats per minute. Grown ups have 70 beats per minute.
When you are active , the heart beats faster because it needs more oxygen to
supply. Heart beat can be counted by the pulse. The pulse is caused by the
pressure of the blood as the heart pumps it to the rest of the body. 2 places to
find pulse are on the side of the neck and the inside of the wrists.
Questions:
1. Why does the heart pump blood to the lungs before it pumps it to the rest of
the body?
2. Why do we need 3 kinds of blood vessels?
3. What is the difference between a heartbeat and a pulse?
4. Draw a cycle diagram to show pathway of blood flow.
THE RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM:
Keywords:
Breathing rate
Diaphragm
Windpipe
*Bacteria causes cholera and pneumonia, not all bacterias are harmful.
*Viruses are smaller than bacteria and cause illness in humans, animals and
plants
*They cause flu and chicken pox in humans.
*Mushroom and yeast are fungi, but they cause diseases like ringworm in
humans and animals,, athlete’s foot in humans and rusts in plants
* Some insects spread diseases like malaria, yellow fever(spread by
mosquitoes) and sleeping sickness(spread by tsetse fly). They don't cause
the disease but spread the parasite. These insects are called as vectors.
Body’s defense against diseases:
Tears contain a chemical substance that kills bacteria
Mucus is sticky and traps germs
Skin acts as a barrier to stop germs
Acid in the stomach kills germs in the food