Year 6 The Circulatory System

Year 6 – The Circulatory System

Year 6 have been investigating the circulatory system and
have studied its structure and functions. They were tasked
with imagining the journey of a blood cell through the
different parts of the heart and body. They could be as
imaginative and dramatic as they liked. They have brilliantly
combined their creative writing skills with their scientific
knowledge.

Journey of a Red Blood Cell
by Daniel

I dropped through the vena cava as if it were a water slide,
the rest of the blood cells came down with me. Shouts of
joy and terror rang through the right atrium, from the new
blood cells, until we continued our journey downwards to
the right ventricle the were propelled out through the
pullmery artery by a wave like force, a small party of white
blood cells dashed past us at astonishing speed bumping
into some of us, "Hey!" one of many blood cells called out
to the white blood cells who slightly knocked them forward.
Then we reached the lungs.

As we raced through the lungs coming out as oxygenated
blood cells then paraded back down to the heart. I
entered back in with a mass of blood cells through a
pullmery vein by the side of the heart only to go through
the left atrium and ventricle, then be surged out the aorta
by a strong pump- like force. we continued our journey, our
numbers thinning by the second as some blood cells
dropped down smaller shoots, but new cells also joined us.
Then we reached the arms, the strong limb got rid of us
some of our oxygen, and slowly as we continued through
all the various parts of the body we lost more of the oxygen.
Until I dropped down a small narrow shoot to become a de
oxygenated blood cells. The returned to the heart to repeat
the process again and again.

Journey of a Red Blood Cell
by Finley

I was so excited. It was my first day alive! And I was going to
be one of the 12.129638203735278% of red blood cells that
go through the heart first! As I flew through the body superfast,
I noticed that I had no personal space whatsoever. I
was cramped with other red blood cells, chatting away to
each other, buzzing with excitement. Because of my
nervous instincts, I decided to take the test of going through
the heart alone. Also, when I say test, I mean test. On your
first go, let’s just say that things could go wrong...

It was time. I flowed through the inferior vena cava into the
heart, beating loudly every second or two. I shot into the right
atrium, and I was pumped through the valve into the right
ventricle. The right ventricle pumped me so hard and I flew up,
through the giant ribcage, inside the lungs. “I survived part 1 of
the heart!” I gasped, taking in oxygen. But I was still going,
flowing back down the body into the pulmonary vein, straight
through to the left atrium and slid through to the left ventricle.
That was the point when I thought it was over, but then a huge
BOOM sound rung in my ears and I was whooshed at what felt
like 500 miles per hour, round the body, delivering oxygen to
organs. I flew through the intestines, into the liver, and all over
the place. “So that oxygen wasn’t for me.” I thought, terribly
upset that I didn’t get to keep it.
I finally flowed back through the inferior vena cava back to the
heart, ready to start all over again.

Journey of a Red Blood Cell
by Gabriella

Journey of a Red Blood Cell
by James

WHOOOOSH! Me and my friends were yet again flung into
the right atrium. We had been through it many times and
we will keep going until we die. We were tightly cramped
with other deoxygenated blood cells and we were getting
ready to be sent off again. Suddenly, we were pumped out
by the right ventricle and we went through the pulmonary
artery. The walls were red and it was a tube shape. All
around me I could see platelets clotting a cut and white
blood cells fighting off germs. I’m lucky I’m not them.

After a few seconds we arrived in the lungs. Finally,
refreshment. We were showered in oxygen and then sent
down through the pulmonary vein to the left atrium where
we were going to be pumped off. Yet again we were
cramped together, but this time we were oxygenated. Now
we were pumped away by the left ventricle through the
aorta, and now it was time to go sight-seeing around the
body. This is my favourite bit; you go all the way to the head
and down to the toes. Lovely. Suddenly, my friends were
cut off from me and went up as I was going down. They
were going through the superior vena cava, and I was
going through the inferior. Those lucky cells. After a while
we met up back at the right atrium, ready to start again.

Journey of a Red Blood Cell
by Logan

I begin at my starting point, the right atrium. I’ve had so many good
memories here, but I am ready for another adventure.
I work hard to remove the vile carbon dioxide and replace it with my
best friend, oxygen-poor blood, I take that from the body and then
pump it to the right ventricle. While that’s going on my brother is
working at the left atrium and he is removing the disgusting carbon
dioxide. He has already received oxygen-rich blood from the King, the
lungs, and that pumps it to the left ventricle.
Then me, who now is in the right ventricle, pumps blood to the lungs,
and on the way, I pick up oxygen and remove the repulsive carbon
dioxide. My brother again who's in the left ventricle, pumps blood to
the rest of the body to keep everything working properly. The left
ventricle which my brother is in, is highly dangerous because it is very
high in oxygen and very low in carbon dioxide.

While I pump blood around the body, I occasionally see him. As I make
my way to the toes its freezing down there, its unbearable, but when
I'm near the head its boiling, so I like to hang around near the tummy
then I don’t get too hot or too cold.
Well, that’s enough for one adventure, so I guess I'll see you tomorrow
when we start this journey all over again.

Journey of a Red Blood Cell
by Mia

Dear Diary
Today was my first day, on the job. I was so excited to travel
around the circulatory system. I have heard so many good
things about going that I’m getting kind of nervous.
First, I make my way to the Vena Cava, which is in the
heart, then I get pushed into the Right Atrium. The right
atrium then contracts, pushing the me through the tricuspid
into the right ventricle.

The right ventricle then contracts, pushing me out of the
heart, going through the semi lunar into the pulmonary
artery.
Then the pulmonary artery takes me to the lungs where
they get rid of all the nasty carbon dioxide. It's almost like
getting a free shower. Then I pick up oxygen and head off
to the Pulmonary vein.
The pulmonary vein caries me to the left atrium. The left
atrium pushes me through the bicuspid then I enter the left
ventricle.
The left ventricle pushes me through the semi lunar and
then out of the heart to the aorta. Then I get pushed
throughout the body and it was just like a roller costar.

Journey of Brook the
Red
Blood Cell
by Pradnya

Chapter 1 –
Visiting the
Right Atrium
• I've been waiting for this moment for
such a long time, following in the
footsteps of my Mama cells whole
family! Putting on my best shade of
blue, I made my way down and I
noticed the unruly cells as they are
deoxygenated and have just arrived
From the Vena Cava. The Right
Atrium is in the Upper Chamber of the
heart, I know this because my BCF (
Best Cell Friend) used to live here
before she moved.
• Sighing off,
• Brook xxx

Chapter 2 – The Right Ventricle
• I always thought the right Ventricle sounded a bit like the right
Popsicle though it is the most anterior of the 4 chambers. AS I
ambled through the cell crowd, I noticed they were drawn to a
big slide named the Atrioventricular orifice which I guess led to
the lungs ( What, just because I'm deoxygenated doesn't mean
I can't have a good cell cation) WEEEEEEE BEST SLIDE
EVER!!!
• Signing off,
• Brook xxx

Chapter 3 - Lungs
• Rapidly, I whooshed through the slide passing the Pulmonary
artery. I arrived at the Lungs. The lungs were the Hotspot for
Cell Tourists waiting to be oxygenated, It's basically New York,
were my Human lives. Though the most important place is the
Cellular Hospital- because all the carbon dioxide needs to be
removed from the cells! Theres workers absolutely everywere
handing out oxygen. EEEEEEE I'v always wanted to hold some
oxygen!!! Another slide, WEEEEEEEEE!
• Sighing of,
• Brook xxx

Chapter 4 – Pulmonary vein and Left Atrium
• This time the slide was long. We stopped at the Pulmonary vein
for a quick re fuel and now I am in the Left atrium. This is my
favorite place so far because we get pumped with lots of air, It's
basically a carnival! But also, my least favorite because my
human had a heart burn and part of the fair set on fire and we
had to be evacuated to the rest of the body! OMG this is the
best holiday ever traveling around the body is like travelling
around the world!
• Sighing of for the last time,
• Brook xxx

Around the heart and back
again
By Shreya

Chapter 1 – The right atrium
This is the first stop on my journey. I took a flight from Vena
Cava International (VCI).I really excited as I have been waiting
ever since I was created in the bone marrow. It is a family
tradition going around the circulatory system. The Right Atrium
is located in the right top-class chamber, so I need look my
bluest as all the rowdy, deoxygenated blood cells live there.

Chapter 2 – The
Right Ventricle
The next stop on my journey is the right
ventricle. This is where my family live,
although we move house a lot. They are
really proud of me. I am going to stop
and say hello to them.

CHAPTER 3 – THE
PULMONARY
ARTERY
The next place I need
to visit are the lungs. To
get there I need to take
the tube using the PA
line there. It's really fast
so I like it. This is how I
visit Sally Cell, my best
cell friend.

Chapter 4 – the lungs
My mum said that my diary should have
facts so here are some facts about the
lungs. All the key buildings like the hospital
and the police station are here. Everyone
who comes via the PA Line has to be
oxygenated and given a carbon dioxide free
check. My mum and dad help in the
hospital. At oxygen postal service, I get
given a bag of oxygen to provide the body in
exchange of my carbon dioxide bags I have
been collecting from the body. Having
responsibility is exciting.

Chapter 5 – The
Pulmonary veins
To get to the Left Atrium, I need
to take a train on the PV line. The
PV line is slower so they the
attendants provide some time to
refuel before the long journey to
LA.

Chapter 6 – the
left atrium
This the tourist hot spot. I have come
here many times. The Left
Atrium(L.A.) is where the main Cell
phone tower is. This results in
common fires during the spicy food
season. L.A. is empty in that season.
In the other seasons the place is
packed. It is a very busy place as it is
always pumping us to its buddy, the
left Ventricle.

Chapter 7 – The
left ventricle
• The left ventricle is the most
important chamber in the Heart.
All the strong blood cells live
here. The left ventricle pumps
the oxygen-rich blood to the body
through a large network of
arteries. The contractions of
the left ventricle, the strongest of
the four chambers, are what
create blood pressure in the body.

CHAPTER 8 – The
body Distribution
Now it is my time to shine. The oxygen
distribution is like a race. If you are slow, the
circulatory system collapses. I visit the arms,
the legs, the toes and fingers, the brain and
much more. I don't like the brain, he thinks he
is to clever for everyone but I would like the
brain to see how long he could last without us
blood cells. The body is like a fun maze but
there is nothing like 'Heart Sweet Heart' so I'll
be glad to go home.

The Epilogue
I am now at Vena Cava
International. The queue for the
first cell tickets is being held up
by tired and deoxygenated
blood cells so I might have to
take the boat via the River Cell,
but I can't wait for my next
journey.

Journey of a Red Blood Cell
by Tatsav

Whoosh! Just entered the heart through the vena cava. I
will soon be pumped to the right atrium which will pump
pulmonary artery. I just came up from the legs. But my o my
it is hot in here. Here we go. We are at the right atrium. In a
sec I will be at the pulmonary artery. Ah I’m here now we’re
going to the lungs. It is quite hot here. Woaaahhh. That was
bumpy. Now I will carry this oxygen to the left atrium. We’re
nearly there. I am now going to the left ventricle. Next stop
will be the aorta. The last one before I go to other parts of
the body. Here we are now I am going to go back to the
legs and drop some water.

2021