Transports blood around the body to deliver nutrients and oxygen to organs and cells and carries their waste products away.
*heart
*arteries
*veins
*superior vena cava
*aorta
*pulmonary artery
*pulmonic valve
*pulmonary veins
*right atrium
*left atrium
*aortic valve
*mitral valve
*tricuspid valve
*left ventricle
*right ventricle
*inferior vena cava
Disease:
Atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) - the formation of fatty plaques lining the blood vessels can be lead to by high fat diet. Atherosclerosis can occur from fatty areas becoming calcified and hard. Strokes and heart and kidney damage can result from raised blood pressure and vessels become less stretchable.
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The 11 body system
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