1he ClrculaLory SysLem-Chloe Chan 3x

1he clrculaLory sysLem ls a sysLem made of Lhe hearL whlch ls a muscle. 1he Lhree ma[or
parLs of Lhe clrculaLory sysLem ls Lhe hearL, blood, and blood vessels. 1he clrculaLory
sysLem helps pump Lhe blood ln your body and
keep lL movlng. A loL of people wonder when Lhe
hearL sLarLs beaLlng, Lhe answer ls Lhree weeks
afLer you're born. 1he clrculaLory sysLem also
LransporLs nuLrlenLs, waLer, and oxygen Lo your
body cells and carrles away wasLes such as
carbon dloxlde LhaL body cells produce. 1he
organs lncluded ln Lhe clrculaLory sysLem are Lhe
hearL, blood vessels, arLerles, velns, and
caplllarles. 1hls sysLem lnLeracLs wlLh Lhe
Muscular SysLem, Lhey work LogeLher Lo produce
blood cells.
?ou geL dlseases from Lhe clrculaLory sysLem such as Cardlovascular, ArLerlosclerosls,
PyperLenslon (hlgh blood pressure or kldney fallure), AorLlc aneurysm.. LeL me
lnLroduce whaL Lhe ArLerlosclerosls, PyperLenslon and AorLlc Aneurysm ls: 1he
ArLerlosclerlous ls a dlsease LhaL ls caused by Lhe faL ln our body, PyperLenslon ls a
dlsease LhaL can cause hlgh blood pressure or kldney fallure, AorLlc Aneurysm ls when
an AorLa had been damaged. lf you geL a dlsease from 1he ClrculaLory SysLem, you
mlghL dle.
lf you don'L wanL Lo geL a dlsease from Lhe clrculaLory sysLem, you should keep lL
healLhy: uon'L eaL Loo much salL. CeL enough resL, sleep and proper exerclse. Avold
belng Loo angry, Loo sad, Loo surprlsed or Loo happy. Avold sLandlng or slLLlng for a long
Llme wlLhouL sLreLchlng or movlng/walklng around. Wear loose
cloLhes Lo leL your blood clrculaLe beLLer. 1hese acLlvlLes help
calm and resL your hearL.
now a days, people geL obsessed wlLh smoklng, uslng Lobacco
and drugs. lf you are one of Lhose people, sLop lmmedlaLely.
8ecause smoklng or uslng Lobacco of any klnd of drugs ls one
of Lhe mosL dangerous rlsk facLor for developlng a hearL
dlsease. 1he chemlcals ln Lobacco can hurL your hearL, blood
vessels and blood cells.
lf you are lnLeresLed ln Lhe ClrculaLory
SysLem, you can do an experlmenL on Lhe
ClrculaLory SysLem.Pere's an experlmenL
LhaL mlghL help you undersLand more abouL
Lhe ClrculaLory SysLem: 1he maLerlals you
wlll need are: red food colourlng, a balloon,
plasLlc boLLle, Lhree cups, waLer, Lhree
sLraws, a palr of gloves, Lhlck Lape and
markers. AfLer preparlng Lhese maLerlals, we
can sLarL Lhe experlmenL. 8efore you sLarL Lhe experlmenL, you need Lo know whaL each
maLerlal represenLs. 1he sLraws are golng Lo represenL Lhe Lubes LhaL help Lhe blood
Lravel Lo your hearL, Lhe Lhree paper cups each represenL cells, Lhe hearL, and blood
vessels. 1he food colourlng and Lhe waLer are golng Lo represenL Lhe blood LhaL Lravel
lnslde Lhe Lubes ln your body. llrsL, you wrlLe one word on each of Lhe paper cups. Cells
on one cup, hearL on one cup, and blood vessels on Lhe lasL cup. nexL, you use Lape Lo
connecL Lhe sLraws lnLo Lhe paper cups and Lhe plasLlc boLLle. 1hen, you add a llLLle food
colourlng lnLo Lhe plasLlc boLLle. LasL, you observe.
AfLer lnLroduclng Lhe ClrculaLory SysLem Lo you, l hope you learned more abouL Lhe
ClrculaLory SysLem. AcLually, l am sure LhaL you have
seen dlfferenL klnds of represenLaLlon of Lhe hearL,
LhaL's because people use Lhe meanlng of hearL Lo
represenL Lhe source of love. 1here are phone cases
LhaL are hearL shaped, Lhere are candles LhaL are hearL
shaped, Lhere are sLaLlonary LhaL ls hearL shaped,
Lhere are ornamenLs LhaL are hearL shaped, Lhere are
clocks LhaL are hearL shaped, Lhere are braceleLs LhaL
are hearL shaped, and Lhere are even songs LhaL have Lhe word hearL ln lL. Pave fun
learnlng abouL Lhe ClrculaLory SysLem!