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FUNCTIONS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM The function of the cardiovascular system is to circulate blood, thereby maintaining an internal environment in which all the cells of your body are nourished. As your heart pumps blood, blood vessels carry oxygen and nutrients to body cells. At the same time, carbon dioxide is carried, along with waste matter, from your cells. Carbon dioxide is delivered to your lungs and waste products to the kidneys for removal from the body.
The 4 Chambers of the Heart Right Atrium- returns blood from all parts of the body to the heart
Left Atrium- receives the oxygenated blood from the lungs and sends it to the left ventricle
Right Ventricle- receives blood from the right atrium and forces it through the heart
Left Ventricle- pumps the oxygenated blood from the left atrium through the body
Coronary Arteries
Right Coronary Artery supplies the right atrium and ventricle, and branches into the posterior descending artery
Posterior Descending Artery supplies the bottom portion of the left ventricle and back of the septum
Circumflex Artery supplies blood to the left atrium and the side and back of the left ventricle
Left Anterior Descending Artery supplies the front and bottom of the left ventricle and the front of the septum
Left Coronary Artery descends into the circumflex artery and the left anterior descending artery
is the largest artery in the body and starts from the left ventricle then divides into other arteries throughout the body
Pulmonary Arteries transport blood from the heart to the lungs, it is the only artery that contains deoxygenated blood
Superior Vena Cava carries deoxygenated blood from the upper body to the right atrium
Inferior Vena Cava carries deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the heart
Heart Valves
Atrioventricular Valves Tricuspid Valve- prevents the back flow of blood as while is pumped from the right atrium to the right ventricle Mitral Valve- prevents the back flow of blood while it is pumped from the left atrium to the left ventricle
Semilunar Valves Aortic valve- prevents the back flow of blood while it is pumped from the left ventricle to the aorta Pulmonary valve- Prevents the back flow of blood while it is pumped from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery
peripheral artery disease-collator for all diseases caused by the obstruction of large peripheral arteries
rheumatic heart disease- involves damage to the entire heart and its membranes congenital heart disease- problem with the heart's structure and function due to abnormal heart development before birth heart failure
HOW DOES THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER SYSTEMS OF THE BODY?
IN CONCLUSION
The cardiovascular system is the most vital system of the human body, for it handles the transfer and exchange of substances, such as nutrients, wastes, oxygen, and carbon dioxide, between the environment and the cells that function in tissues.