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Grade 11 IEB Circulation Notes

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Comprehensive notes on human circulation system. INcludes structure, functions and disorders. Written according to 2025 IEB syllabus, please check for accuracy.

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, Circulatory System
moving vital substances around body
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Eg O2
:

,
CO2 ,
nutrients ,
waste
,
hormones
,
disease fighter)
Characteristics
·




Blood :
transports dissolved gases
,
nutrients ,
waste products around body
·




Blood Vessels :
in which blood flas around body
Heart :

pump blood around body
Values :
ensure blood flows in only I direction (veins have


Open Circulatory System
·




blood vessels pump blood at low
pressure from heart to haemocoel carith

Blood baths internal organs directly 'exchange of substances


inefficient (small animals
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Eg :
arthropods ,
invertebrates



closed Circulatory System
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Blood remains enclosed a circulates In a continuous network of tubes = blood vessels

Blood flows rapidly under high pressure (heat pumps)
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effective system
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·




Eg :
worms
,
vertebrates




Double Circulation

blood flows througha 2x per

lungs
full cycle (heart is 2 side
by side pumps



de-O2 blood to lungs from Reside of
Oz diffuses in
from RIS
into blood
returns CO2 is breathed
of >
-


pumped to to LIS of

lungs Oz blood to a from lmgs ,
then owl of

L-side to cells




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provides blood to bodily tissue+

back to a
① pumps
returns to
heart in capillaries , nutrients + waste are exchanged
to cells
btw blood + cells gaseous exchange
↓
=
.




CO2 diffusesut


cells

·




pressure allows Tissue Fluid to form (plasma) =

O2 carried fast

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