Circulatory System
Blood circulation allows the transport and distribution of nutrients, oxygen gas and hormones for the cells of several organs.
Heart pumps blood around the body, without stopping. It located between both lungs. He is divided in 4 parts: the right atrium, the right ventricle, the left atrium, and the left ventricle.
The blood vessels are tubes which blood circulates. Main types: arteries, veins and capillaries.
White blood cells help guard the body against harmful cells, such as bacteria.
Platelets help mens wounds.
Platelets help mens wounds.
Arteries are the blood vessels that carry blood with great pressure, should reach all parts of the body carrying nutrients and oxygen to all the cells.
Veins take the arterial and venous blood to the heart.
Veins take the arterial and venous blood to the heart.
How The Circulatory System works with The Respiratory System
All the cells of Circulatory System need oxygen to live and the work, so she withdraws from the Respiratory System.
Interesting facts about The circulatory system
- The circulatory system is extremely long.
- Large bodies have slower heartbeats.
- The heart does not need a body.
Vocabulary
- Heart: pumps blood around the body.
- The blood vessels: are tubes which blood circulation.
- Arteries: takes the oxygn-rich blood to the entire body.
- Veins: carries oxygen-poor blood to the heart.
- Platelets: help mens wounds.
Illnesses The Circulatory System
Hypertension:
- Causes: It can be divided into three stages, defined by blood pressure levels .
- Symptoms: usually appear only when the pressure rises too: can occur chest pain , headache, dizziness, tinnitus, weakness, blurred vision and nasal bleeding.
- Treatment: can not be cured, but treatment has to be controlled. Only the physician can determine the best method for each patient, Which depends on the pressure measurements.
Atherosclerosis or Arteriosclerosis:
- Causes: occurs when the accumulation of fat deposits, cholesterol and other substancs in the walls of arteries, which restricts blood flow and lead to serious health complicaions.
- Symptons: often the symptoms can be quie evident as pain or chest descomfort, short ness o breath, fatique, leg pain when walking, skin cord, pale fingers. The first symptoms may be cerebrovascular accident.
- Treatment: The doctor may prescribe one or more drugs to treat high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol levels. Carefully follow the recommendations of the expert to avoid a worsening of symptoms of atherosclerosis.
Others diseases:
- thrombosis
- Filariasis or Elefantíase
- embolism
- Myorcadial Infarction
- Arritimia
What do you need to do keep your system healthy?
- To have a healthy circulatoy system should avoid cetain ods such as satured facts, butter, margarine,hydogenated fats, oils, bread, excessive consumption o coffee and salt excess in feeding.
- We must also avoid using cigarette.