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ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY BZT 214 CIRCULATORY SYSTEM BY TAN SUE HAN

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ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY BZT 214

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

BY TAN SUE HAN

HUMAN HEART

FISH HEART

REPTILE HEART

DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN

HEARTS OF HUMAN, FISHES AND REPTILES

Organism Human Bird Reptile

Size Big Small

No. of chambers

4 (2 atriums

& 2

ventricles)

2(1 atrium

& 1 ventricle)

3(2 atriums

& 1 ventricle)

Separation of

oxygenated &

deoxygenated blood

CompleteNearly

complete

FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD CELLSAKA

HEMATOCYTES

o Transport oxygen to cells and carbon dioxide away from the cells

o Transport and store nutrients in the body

o Responsible for immune defenseo As a blood clotting factor