The role of the cardiovascular system in maintaining homeostasis can be considered one of the most important. Cardiovascular homeostasis regulates the delivery of hormones and nutrients in the body‚ along with the removal of waste products through the blood stream. It responsible for maintaining stability in the face of changes of the internal and external sort. One way the cardiovascular system performs homeostasis is when the body is exposed to a hot
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Viviana Colon Professor Jill McMillin G150/PHA1500 Section 08 Structure and Function of the Human Body May 30‚ 2010 The Cardiovascular and Muscular Systems Organ system is a group of organs that work together to perform a certain task. Humans have a variety of systems due to the complexity of the species’ organism. The human body consists of biological systems‚ that consist of organs‚ that consist of tissues‚ that consist of cells and connective tissue. Although an organ has a
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The cardiovascular system is the movement of blood being permitted around the body to vital organs and muscles with the components of the heart‚ blood‚ and blood vessels combining together to make the cardiovascular system work. The cardiovascular systems is vital in the human body as it promotes the body’s delivery system for blood being pumped around the entire body for survival. The respiratory system also has importance in the body as it is the system to transport air into the lungs to aid the
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Cardiovascular risk factors There are many risk factors associated with coronary heart disease and stroke. Some risk factors such as family history‚ ethnicity and age‚ cannot be changed. Other risk factors that can be treated or changed include tobacco exposure‚ high blood pressure (hypertension)‚ high cholesterol‚ obesity‚ physical inactivity‚ diabetes‚ unhealthy diets‚ and harmful use of alcohol. Of particular significance in developing countries is the fact that while they are grappling with
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28 October 2014 Qualification Unit number and title BTEC Applied Science level 3 Extended National Diploma – medical profile Unit 11: Physiology of human body systems (10 credits‚ 60 hours) Assignment title 2 Assignment 2/4: Physiology of the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems (P3‚ P4‚ M2‚ M3) Outcome 2 Be able to relate the structure of the circulatory system to its function in a multi-cellular organism Outcome 3 Be able to relate the structure of the respiratory system to its function in a
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My physical condition is good but I could always work and improve on it. I have a couple of fitness goals for the year of 2013. One of my goals is to be able to do my left‚ right‚ and middle splits. I will accomplish that goal by stretching every day. Another one of my goals is to build up my cardiovascular endurance. I will do that by running and jogging more each day. My last fitness goal is to get my black belt‚ I am currently a purple belt in mixed martial arts. I am about halfway there. The
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Showing cardiovascular and ventilatory responses at rest and during exercise Abstract Objective: The objective of this experiment is to analyse how the cardiovascular and respiratory parameters are affected by steady state exercise. Method: The experiment was split into two stages‚ rest and exercise. A spirometer‚ an ECG‚ a Douglas bag and a blood pressure monitor were used at rest on the subject. In the exercise phase a Douglas bag and the blood pressure monitor were used to measure the subject’s
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Introduction: The cardiovascular system has multiple components that work to ensure an enough oxygen is supplied to the muscles‚ both at rest and during exercise. The objective of this laboratory session was to measure‚ and compare how the cardiovascular system responds to dynamic and isometric exercise. The research question for this lab was “What is the effect of different exercise modalities on the cardiovascular system?”. In response to this research question‚ the following hypothesis was formed
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Youth and Physical Fitness Youth physical fitness is as important as children physical fitness or kids fitness. Daily physical activity helps in staying active and fresh throughout the day. Being physically active is very necessary‚ a physically inactive person becomes lazy and starts getting tired soon‚ thus he is more prone to various illnesses and diseases. Physical fitness is as important as the man himself. Physical fitness means fitness in terms of health and performance. A person can be
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