The Skeletal System: The Cardiovascular System

The Cardiovascular System includes: Your heart, blood (Red and White Blood Cells), The Circulatory System, and The Lymphaticn System. The main functions of the Cardiovascular System are to transport nutrients, oxygen, and hormones to cells inside the body, remove metabolic wastes, protect the body, and the regulation of body temperature, fluid pH, and the water content of the cells. The Cardiovascular System protects the body through white blood cells, antibodies, and complement proteins that help to circulate the blood and to defend the body from microbes and toxins.

The Heart

There are four cavities inside of the heart that fills with blood. Two of the cavities are called the atria, and the other two are known as the ventricles.The atria make up the curve part at the top of the heart. The ventricles form the pointed bottom of the heart. The left side of the heart consists of one atria and one ventricle and the right side consists of the other two.

Blood

Blood transports oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and transports waste systems, nutrients, hormones, and enzymes. The blood also protects organisms and regulates blod clotting, body temperature, acid-bases balance, and electrolytes.

Platelets in the Blood

Blood Platelets are the odd-shaped, colorless bodies present in blood. Their sticky surface allows them to form clots to stop bleeding.

The Lymphatic System

The lymphatic system is important in immunity. The lymphatic system is made up of vessels that help in order to maintain the balance of fluids in the cells. The cardiovascular system is supported by the lymphatic sysem.