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THE IMPORTANCE TO THE BODY

The Blood Circulatory is an essential bodily function since it supplies the body's vital organs
with enough oxygen and nutrients needed to operate. Poor blood circulation can potentially harm
the heart, kidneys, and brain, and it may even have fatal consequences if left untreated the heart,
blood and blood vessels work together to service the cells of the body. Using the network of
arteries, veins and capillaries, blood carries carbon dioxide to the lungs (for exhalation) and picks
up oxygen.
 THE MAJOR ORGANS

The Major Organs of the Blood Circulatory System deal with the heart, blood and blood vessels
work together to service the cells of the body. Using the network of arteries, veins and
capillaries, blood carries carbon dioxide to the lungs (for exhalation) and picks up oxygen. The
heart is responsible for pumping the blood throughout the body. The blood transports the oxygen,
nutrients, hormones, antibodies, and waste products in our body. The arteries carry oxygenated
blood away from the heart, whereas veins carry deoxygenated blood toward the heart. A network
of thin blood vessels that brings nutrients and oxygen to different tissues are called capillaries.

Some examples are:

 Your heart
 Kidneys
 Lungs
 The heart
 blood
 blood vessels

HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS

The Blood Circulatory System works pumps blood from the heart to the lungs to get oxygen. The
heart then sends oxygenated blood through arteries to the rest of the body. The veins carry
oxygen-poor blood back to the heart to start the circulation process over.
Blood comes into the right atrium from the body, moves into the right ventricle and is pushed
into the pulmonary arteries in the lungs. After picking up oxygen, the blood travels back to the
heart through the pulmonary veins into the left atrium, to the left ventricle and out to the body's
tissues through the aorta.

Some steps on how it works:

 The body
 inferior/superior vena cava
 right atrium
 tricuspid valve
 right ventricle
 pulmonary arteries
 lungs
 pulmonary veins
 left atrium
 mitral or bicuspid valve
 left ventricle
 aortic valve

TWO DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM

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HOW THEY WORK
Two diseases associated with the blood circulatory system are:
 Heart failure
 Arrhythmias

How they work:

Arrhythmias can damage the heart, brain, or other organs. This can lead to life-threatening
stroke, heart failure, or cardiac arrest. An arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, is a problem with
the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. Your heart may beat too quickly, too slowly, or with an
irregular rhythm. If not treated, arrhythmias can damage the heart, brain, or other organs. This
can lead to life-threatening stroke, heart failure, or cardiac arrest. During cardiac arrest, the heart
suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating, causing death if it is not treated within minutes.

Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should. Blood often
backs up and causes fluid to build up in the lungs and in the legs. The fluid buildup can cause
shortness of breath and swelling of the legs and feet. Poor blood flow may cause the skin to
appear blue or gray. The weakened heart can't supply the cells with enough blood. This results in
fatigue and shortness of breath, and some people experience excessive coughing.