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Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationHSC Science Class 11

Circulatory Pathways

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CBSE: Class 12

Key Points: Circulatory Pathways

  • Two types of circulatory pathways - Open (arthropods & molluscs, blood into body cavities, less regulated) and Closed (annelids & chordates, a closed network of vessels, more precise).
  • All vertebrates have a muscular chambered heart - Fish = 2-chambered, Amphibians & Reptiles (except crocodiles) = 3-chambered, Crocodiles, Birds & Mammals = 4-chambered.
  • In fish, the heart pumps deoxygenated blood, which is oxygenated by the gills.
  • Amphibians and reptiles have incomplete double circulation - oxygenated and deoxygenated blood mix in a single ventricle.
  • Birds and mammals have complete double circulation - separate pathways for oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.
  • Open system = simple, less energy-intensive; Closed system = more efficient, precise regulation.
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