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Circulatory System
By: Max, Eeshani, Audrey
Hospital
● Detroit Medical Center Cardiovascular Institute
● Appleton Heart Institute, Appleton
● Prevea Health Heart and Vascular, Green Bay
Key Parts
Heart
Artery
Vein
Capillary
How to keep the system in top
condition.
No smoking or tobacco
Eat healthy
Exercise
Vocabulary to know
Four main parts of the circulatory system
Aorta
Hemoglobin
Hemolysis
Circulatory System Diagram
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Vena Cava
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Aorta - Carries blood from the left ventricle of the
heart to the body.
Artery - Carries blood away from the heart.
Heart - A muscle split into 4 chambers that pumps
blood to the body.
Vein - Carries the blood to the heart.
Vena Cava - Carries blood to the right atrium of the
heart.
Lungs - The blood takes in oxygen and releases
carbon dioxide in the lungs.
Ailments/Injuries
○ Heart Disease: 611,000 people die In the U.S. each year
from Heart Disease.
○ Heart Failure: This does not mean that your heart is failing it
just means that it is not pumping as fast as it should. This
causes water retention which leads to swelling and shortness of
breath
○ Cancer: Leukemia also called blood cancer happens when an
abnormal number of white blood cells are created and they do
not function properly
System Specialist
Cardiologist is the name of a specialist in the
cardiovascular field.
System Purpose
Pumps oxygen rich blood throughout the body.
Unique Aspects
Your heart is a very unique organ because it
beats constantly throughout your entire life. This
is amazing because it never tires. Your heart is
also a muscle.
Sources
DMC
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/diseases-cardiovascular#3
Mayo Clinic
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/how-heart-works
http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/low-hemoglobin/basics/definition/sym-20050760
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/leukemia/basics/definition/con-20024914
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/how-heart-works?page=3#5
http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/low-hemoglobin/basics/definition/sym-20050760
Credits
● Audrey did the slides Key Parts, System Name, Keeping the System
in Top Condition, and Vocabulary to know.
● Max did the slides System Specialist, Ailments/Injuries, System
Purpose, and Unique Aspects.
● Eeshani did the slides Sources, Credits, Circulatory System
Diagram, Hospital, and the Circulatory System Diagram Print-Outs.