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circulatory system

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
circulatory system group of organs that transport blood and the substances it carries to and from all parts of the body. The circulatory system can be considered as composed of two parts: the systemic circulation, which serves the body as a whole except for the lungs, and the pulmonary circulation, which carries the blood to and from the lungs. The organs of circulatory system consist of vessels that carry the blood and a muscular pump, the heart , that drives the blood. Of the vessels, the arteries carry blood away from the heart; the main arterial vessel, the aorta , branches into... Read more
Circulatory System
Circulatory System Every living organism on Earth, from amoebas to redwoods to whales, has a circulatory system — a means of gathering and...the flow of nutrients, is called the circulatory system. The simplest form of circulatory... Read more
Circulatory Systems
Circulatory Systems Animal circulatory systems consist of a blood or a bloodlike fluid, a system of tubular...are only a few cell layers thick do not need or possess circulatory systems, because they can rely on diffusion through the body surface... Read more

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