Circulatory System
The heart, lungs and the blood vessels form the circle part of the circulatory system. When the heart pumps it forces the blood around. It leaves through the left ventricle and pumps to the aorta. That is the largest artery in your body. The blood travels through your body through the arteries. On it's way back to the heart, it goes through the lungs. Then it starts the process over again.
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THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM ... There are several types of circulatory systems. The open circulatory system ... Vertebrates, and a few invertebrates, have a closed circulatory system, shown in Figure 2. Closed circulatory systems (evolved in echinoderms and vertebrates) have the blood closed at all times within vessels of...
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Circulatory system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Circulatory System is the main transportation and cooling system for the body. The Red Blood Cells act like billions of little UPS trucks carrying all sorts of packages that are needed by all the cells in the body.
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The circulatory system is made up of the vessels and the muscles that help and control the flow of the blood around the body. This process is called circulation. The main parts of the system are the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins.
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IMCPL Kids' Info Guide: Circulatory System ... circulatory system by: Stille, Darlene R. j612.1 ... Why do my feet fall asleep and other questions about the circulatory system by: Cromwell, Sharon, 1947- j612.1...
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Circulatory System: The Circle of Blood ... On average, your body has about 5 liters of blood continually traveling through it by way of the circulatory system. The heart, the lungs, and the blood vessels work together to form the circle part of the circulatory system.
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The Circulatory System is responsible for transporting materials throughout the entire body. It transports nutrients, water, and oxygen to your billions of body cells and carries away wastes such as carbon dioxide that body cells produce.
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Physicians, as well as citizens, of many cultures had their own beliefs concerning the nature of the heart and circulatory system. While the Greeks believed that the heart was the seat of the spirit, the Egyptians believed the heart was the center of the emotions and the intellect.
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