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SYSTEM
Circulatory System
I. Functions
Pumping
capillaries
interstitial fluid fills the gaps between the cells of tissues or organs
dissolved oxygen and nutrients then enter the cells from interstitial
fluid by diffusion
carbon dioxide and other wastes leave the cell via interstitial fluid,
cross capillary walls, and enter blood.
FYI
Varicose Veins
pressure is dissipated in arterioles and capillaries
blood in veins flows back to heart at very low pressure,
often running uphill when a person is standing
Flow against gravity allowed by one-way valves
several centimeters apart in veins
Veins with defective valves (allow the blood to flow
backward) become enlarged or dilated to form varicose
veins
Varicose
veins
Pulmonary Circulation
L. LUNG
PUL. ARTERY
R. LUNG
HEART
PUL. VEINS
AORTA
On
average, a single
blood cell takes roughly
30 seconds to complete a
full circuit through both
the pulmonary and
systemic circulation.
Body Temperature
Regulation
exercise = muscles
generate heat
blood supplying muscles
with oxygen and
nutrients absorbs much
heat and carries to other
parts of body
Hormone Transportation
Supporting Organs
Brain/nervous system
Bone Marrow
Spleen
Kidneys