CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

MAIN FUNCTIONS

• According the healthline.com, the circulatory system works with the cardiovascular system, fights off disease, helps maintain body temp, provides right chemical balance, and keeps balance among all systems.

ORGANS

• Heart
• Arteries
• Veins
• Blood

MAINTAINING HOMEOSTASIS

• It carries oxygen throughout the body and gets rid of carbon dioxide. It also maintains proper ph and temperature.

FUN FACTS

• If you were to lay out all the arteries, capillaries, and veins in one adult, end-to-end, they would stretch about 60,000 miles.

FUN FACTS

• Heart rate is relative to body size. A Blue whales heart is about the size of a compact car and beats 5 times per minute. A shrews heart beats around 1,000 times per minute.

CITATIONS

• Www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/circulatory-system
• Www.cpalms.org/public/previewresourceslesson/Preview/75826
• Www.livesscience.com/39925-circulatory-system-facts-surprising.html