Sections of the Cardiovascular System

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3 Sections of the cardiovascular sytem

  1. Heart

  2. Blood vessels

  3. Blood

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Functions of the cardiovascular system

  1. transport blood

  2. supplying the body’s cells with oxygen

  3. Supply cells with nutrients

  4. Supply cells with hormones & other substances

  5. removing wastes

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The heart

Made of cardiac muscle cells.

Is a pump.

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Blood vessels

Closed system that transports blood.

  1. Arteries - Away from the heart (oxygenated sans pulmonary arteries)

  2. Veins - Towards the heart (deoxygenated sans pulmonary veins)

  3. Capillaries - Site of nutrient, gas, waste and fluid exchange