Circluatory System
By Seth Brizendine, and Aidan Shepherd
Major Organs of the Circulatory system
One of the major circulatory system organs is the heart. Some other major organs are the arteries, veins, capillaries. These organs help move the blood around the body.
Levels of Organization of the cirlulatory system
1. Cell
2. tissue
3.organ
4. organism
heart cell
It contains lots of mitochondria. they can generate electrical impulses without any input from the nervous system.
Heart tissue
It is an extremely specialized muscle tissue. It is only found in the heart.
The human heart
The heart is tissue paper thin but is the hardest working organ in the body. It is about the size of a closed fist.
Cardiovascular system
This system consist of the heart, and blood vessels. This system is responsible for transporting oxygen, nutrient, hormones, and cellular waste
Organisms
The heart can generate its own electrical impulses witch causes the heart to beat.
Homeostasis
The heart effects homeostasis by pumping blood through the body. When homeostasis is disrupted by an infection the heart may not be able to continue to pump blood through the body. A specific illness related to this problem is a heart attack.
The heart
The heart is a major organ in the body it pumps blood. The heart also keeps some parts of the body running. If the body didn't have the heart then the body wont do anything.
This is a picture of the heart pumping blood throughout the body
picture of a heart attack