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2. Circulatory system - Wikipedia

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   The circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It includes the cardiovascular system , or vascular system , that consists of the heart and blood vessels (from Greek kardia meaning heart , and from Latin ...

3. Blood vessel - Wikipedia

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   Blood vessels function to transport blood to an animal's body tissues. In general, arteries and arterioles transport oxygenated blood from the lungs to the body and its organs, and veins and venules transport deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs. Blood vessels also circulate blood throughout the circulatory system.

4. Artery - Wikipedia

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   Systemic arteries are the arteries (including the peripheral arteries), of the systemic circulation, which is the part of the cardiovascular system that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart. Systemic arteries can be subdivided into two types—muscular and elastic ...

5. Coronary circulation - Wikipedia

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   The anatomy of the veins of the heart is very variable, but generally it is formed by the following veins: heart veins that go into the coronary sinus: the great cardiac vein, the middle cardiac vein, the small cardiac vein, the posterior vein of the left ventricle, and the oblique vein of Marshall. Heart veins that go directly to the right ...

6. Heart - Wikipedia

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   Details; System: Circulatory: Artery: Aorta, [a] pulmonary trunk and right and left pulmonary arteries, [b] right coronary artery, left main coronary artery [c]: Vein: Superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, [d] right and left pulmonary veins, [e] great cardiac vein, middle cardiac vein, small cardiac vein, anterior cardiac veins [f]

7. Vein - Wikipedia

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   Veins (/ v eɪ n /) are blood vessels in the circulatory system of humans and most other animals that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are those of the pulmonary and fetal circulations which carry oxygenated blood to the heart. In the systemic circulation, arteries ...

8. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to ... - AOL

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   Cardiovascular disease is a catchall term for any condition that affects the heart or blood vessels. It can have many potential causes, including genetics, lifestyle habits, and underlying health ...

9. Peripheral vascular system - Wikipedia

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   The peripheral vascular system is the part of the circulatory system that consists of the veins and arteries not in the chest or abdomen (i.e. in the arms, hands, legs and feet). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The peripheral arteries supply oxygenated blood to the body, and the peripheral veins lead deoxygenated blood from the capillaries in the extremities back ...