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Cardiovascular
The System of the Heart
By: Jaspreet Basraon, Joshua Akinsola,
Andres Corpeno
What is the Cardiovascular System
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The cardiovascular system contains of the
heart, blood vessels, and the blood.
The main purpose is to supply the whole body
with blood and oxygen.
The Heart
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The heart is a muscular organ which provides
blood with oxygen around the whole body
through the blood vessels.
The right half pumps blood to the lungs through
the pulmonary arteries to the lungs.
When it returns to the left side of the heart, it is
pumped into the aorta, which is the large artery
connected to arteries throughout the body.
Chambers of the Heart
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There are four chambers in the heart: Right
ventricle, left ventricle, right atrium, and left atrium
Ventricles-The right ventricle receives oxygen
depleted blood and the left ventricle pumps blood
with oxygen.
Aorta- The aorta arises from the left ventricle of the
heart, then flows down to the abdomen,
where it goes into two smaller
arteries.
Blood
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The blood in the cardiovascular system carries
gases, hormones, nutrients, and wastes.
Oxygen, nutrients, and certain hormones are
carried to the cells; and carbon dioxide, wastes,
and certain hormones are carried away from the
cells
Different Types of Blood
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There are two types of blood cells:
red blood cells: Blood cells that carry transport
oxygen throughout the body and get rid of
harmful carbon dioxide.
White blood cells: Blood cells that protect the
body from viruses and bacteria that can infect
the body and can also help in an allergic
response.
The Blood Vessels
Blood flows through your body in a complex system of tubes
called blood vessels.
Blood vessels carry blood to every part of your body. At each
tissue or organ in your body, blood makes an exchange—it
"drops off" oxygen and nutrients and "picks up" waste
products that were produced after osmosis.(toxins and
carbon dioxide).
After the exchange, blood returns to your heart.
What carries the Blood
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There are many streams of blood flow
throughout the body including veins, arteries,
and capillaries.
Veins- carrying mainly oxygen-depleted blood
toward the heart.
Arteries- carries oxygen rich blood away from
the heart
Capillaries- connect the arteries and the veins
where the nutrients and gases gets exchanged
Disorders
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The cardiovascular system can be faulty and
many disorders involved with the heart, the
blood, and other things can affect one's health.
One Major disease is Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell is when your body produces blood
cells that are crescent shaped and the blood
gets clogged in the capillaries
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