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The Body’s
Transport System
The Circulatory System
Consists of organs and
tissues that transport
essential materials to
body cells and remove
their waste products.
Systolic Pressure: as
your heart contracts to
push blood into your
arteries, your blood
pressure is at its
highest point.
Diastolic Pressure: As
your heart relaxes to
refill, blood pressure is
at its lowest point.
Problems of the Circulatory System
Hypertension: is a condition in which
blood pressure is consistently higher
than normal, which can lead to heart
attack, stroke, or kidney failure.
Stroke usually results from blood
clots that block vessels in the brain,
or from the rupture of a blood vessel.
Heart Attack is a blockage of the flow
of blood to the heart.
Problems of the Circulatory System
Anemia is an abnormally low level of
hemoglobin, a protein that binds to
oxygen in red blood cells.
Leukemia is a disease in which extra
white blood cells are produced.
Hemophilia is a disease in which the
blood plasma does not contain
substances that help the blood to
clot.
Care of the Circulatory System
Limit fat in your
foods.
Get regular
physical activity.
Avoid tobacco.
Manage stress.
Critical Thinking
Compare and
contrast. What are
systemic circulation
and pulmonary
circulation?
Which one carries
newly oxygenated
blood?