Circulatory System
Circulatory system
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This article is about the organ system. For the band, see Circulatory System. For transport in plants, see Vascular tissue. Circulatory system | | The human circulatory system. Red indicates oxygenated blood, blue indicates deoxygenated. | Latin | systema cardiovasculare |
The circulatory system is an organ system that passes nutrients (such as amino acids, electrolytes and lymph), gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases and help stabilize body temperature and pH to maintain homeostasis.
This system may be seen strictly as a blood distribution network, but some consider the circulatory system as composed of the cardiovascular system, which distributes blood,[1] and the lymphatic system,[2] which distributes lymph. While humans, as well as other vertebrates, have a closed cardiovascular system (meaning that the blood never leaves the network of arteries, veins and capillaries), some invertebrate groups have an open cardiovascular system. The most primitive animal phyla lack circulatory systems. The lymphatic system, on the other hand, is an open system.
Two types of fluids move through the circulatory system: blood and lymph. The blood, heart, and blood vessels form the cardiovascular system. The lymph, lymph nodes, and lymph vessels form the lymphatic system. The cardiovascular system and the lymphatic system collectively make up the circulatory system. Contents[hide] * 1 Human cardiovascular system * 1.1 Pulmonary circulation * 1.2 Systemic circulation * 1.3 Coronary circulation * 1.4 Heart * 1.5 Closed cardiovascular system * 1.6 Measurement techniques * 1.7 Health and disease * 1.8 Oxygen transportation * 1.9 Development * 1.9.1 Arterial development * 1.9.2 Venous development * 2 Nonhuman * 2.1 Other vertebrates * 2.2 Open
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
This article is about the organ system. For the band, see Circulatory System. For transport in plants, see Vascular tissue. Circulatory system | | The human circulatory system. Red indicates oxygenated blood, blue indicates deoxygenated. | Latin | systema cardiovasculare |
The circulatory system is an organ system that passes nutrients (such as amino acids, electrolytes and lymph), gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases and help stabilize body temperature and pH to maintain homeostasis.
This system may be seen strictly as a blood distribution network, but some consider the circulatory system as composed of the cardiovascular system, which distributes blood,[1] and the lymphatic system,[2] which distributes lymph. While humans, as well as other vertebrates, have a closed cardiovascular system (meaning that the blood never leaves the network of arteries, veins and capillaries), some invertebrate groups have an open cardiovascular system. The most primitive animal phyla lack circulatory systems. The lymphatic system, on the other hand, is an open system.
Two types of fluids move through the circulatory system: blood and lymph. The blood, heart, and blood vessels form the cardiovascular system. The lymph, lymph nodes, and lymph vessels form the lymphatic system. The cardiovascular system and the lymphatic system collectively make up the circulatory system. Contents[hide] * 1 Human cardiovascular system * 1.1 Pulmonary circulation * 1.2 Systemic circulation * 1.3 Coronary circulation * 1.4 Heart * 1.5 Closed cardiovascular system * 1.6 Measurement techniques * 1.7 Health and disease * 1.8 Oxygen transportation * 1.9 Development * 1.9.1 Arterial development * 1.9.2 Venous development * 2 Nonhuman * 2.1 Other vertebrates * 2.2 Open
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