How Your Circulatory System Works - Cleveland Clinic Your circulatory system, or cardiovascular system, supplies oxygen and nutrients to your whole body and removes waste through your blood Your heart pumps blood that flows through your arteries, veins and capillaries
Circulatory system - Wikipedia The circulatory system has two divisions, a systemic circulation or circuit, and a pulmonary circulation or circuit Some sources use the terms cardiovascular system and vascular system interchangeably with circulatory system
Circulatory system | Anatomy, Functions, Parts, Invertebrate . . . The circulatory system is the network of tissues, blood vessels, lymph vessels, and supporting components that transports nutrients, respiratory gases, and metabolic products throughout a living organism
Cardiovascular System: Organs and Functions Diagram The cardiovascular system, also known as the circulatory system, includes the heart and blood vessels It plays an important role in transporting blood to organs and tissues throughout the body
How the Heart Works | Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) | CDC The heart is an organ, about the size of a fist The heart is made of muscle and pumps blood through the body Blood is carried through the body in blood vessels called arteries and veins The process of moving blood through the body is called circulation Together, the heart and vessels make up the cardiovascular system