Cardiovascular system

FUNCTIONS

• Transport Oxygen and Remove Carbon Dioxide
• Transport Nutrients and Remove Wastes
• Fight Disease
• Transport Hormones
• Regulate Body Temperatures

MAIN PARTS

• Heart
• Veins
• Capillaries
• Arteries
• Blood

Functions of Main Parts:

• The heart functions as a pump to move blood through blood vessels
• The arteries take the blood to the body
• The veins bring back the waste products in blood
• The capillaries slow blood flow to allow for gas and liquid exchanges
• ...between cells.

Effects on Other Systems:

• Carries oxygen and nutrients to other areas of the bodies like the muscular system.
• Works with the skeletal system because the bones produce blood cells.
• The digestive system breaks down the nutrients so they can be absorbed into the
• ...blood

Interaction with Other Systems

• Respiratory: both work to get oxygen to tissues and getting carbon dioxide out.
• Skeletal: the bones produce blood cells.
• Muscular: provides the muscles with oxygen and nutrients
• Endocrine: secretes hormones into the circulatory system.
• Digestive: breaks down nutrients & then is absorbed into blood & transported to all parts of the body

DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

• Vascular Disease
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Heart Attack
• Abnormal Heart Rhythms
• Heart Failure

OTHER DISEASES

• Heart Valve Disease
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Heart Muscle Disease
• Pericardial Disease
• Aorta Disease

EFFECTS OF OUTSIDE FACTORS

• Diseases cause an increase in resting heart rate and blood pressure.
• When the outside temperature gets colder the blood vessels increase the flow of
• warm blood to the skin to keep you warm.
• Under high levels of stress, hormonal secretion causes blood to be taken
• to the muscles and away from other tissues.

Fun Facts

• One drop of blood has about 5.5 million red blood cells and 12 thousand white blood cells.
• The heart beats about 30 million times in 365 days.
• An average heart pumps about 450 gallons of blood every day.
• Blood circulates the entire body in 20 seconds.
• If all the veins, arteries and capillaries were strung together, they could circle the globe 2.5 times.

Resources

• http://www.livestrong.com/article/164894-5-major-functions-of-the-cardiovas...
• http://www.ehow.com/how-does_5292418_body-systems-work-together.html#ixzz30...
• https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081122162257AAWBrWz
• http://www.webmd.com/content/pages/14/81963
• http://www.ehow.com/list_6930628_internal-factors-regulate-cardiovascular-s...