Types of Circulatory System

10.1 Types of Circulatory System
 
  1. Open circulatory system: Hemolymph flows from the heart to the hemocoel (body cavity).
  2. Closed circulatory system: Blood flows in the blood vessels from the heart to body tissues.
 
Blood circulatory system in insects, fish, amphibians and humans:
 

Insects:

  • Open circulatory system. 
  • Have many segments of space. 
  • No mixing of hemolymph content.
 

Fish

  • Closed circulatory system.
  • Have a two-chambered heart; atrium and ventricle.
  • No mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the heart. 
 

Amphibian:

  • Closed circulatory system.
  • Have a three-chambered heart; two atria and one ventricle.
  • Mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in the ventricle.
 

Humans:

  • Closed circulatory system.
  • Have a four-chambered heart: two atria and two ventricles.
  • No mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in ventricles.