Getting to Know the Basics
The heart and circulatory system (the cardiovascular system) make up the network that delivers blood to the body's tissues. With every heartbeat blood is pumped throughout our bodies, carrying oxygen and nutrients to all of our cells.
Every day, approximately 5 liters of blood in your body travels many times through about 96,560 kilometers of blood vessels that branch and cross, linking the cells of our organs and body parts. From the hard-working heart, to our thickest arteries, to capillaries so thin that they can only be seen through a microscope, the circulatory system is our body's lifeline.
The objective of the circulatory system is to transport nutrients and fuels, from the digestive system, respiratory gases, intercellular waste, protective agents, immune defences, clotting agents and regular molecules such as hormones. As you can see the circulatory system has a major role in keeping our bodies healthy and working.
Every day, approximately 5 liters of blood in your body travels many times through about 96,560 kilometers of blood vessels that branch and cross, linking the cells of our organs and body parts. From the hard-working heart, to our thickest arteries, to capillaries so thin that they can only be seen through a microscope, the circulatory system is our body's lifeline.
The objective of the circulatory system is to transport nutrients and fuels, from the digestive system, respiratory gases, intercellular waste, protective agents, immune defences, clotting agents and regular molecules such as hormones. As you can see the circulatory system has a major role in keeping our bodies healthy and working.
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