The circulatory system consists of three independent systems that work together: the heart (cardiovascular), lungs (pulmonary), and arteries, veins, coronary and portal vessels (systemic).

The five vital organs in the human body are the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, and liver. Other organs include the gallbladder, pancreas, and stomach. Organ systems, such as the nervous system ...

The circulatory system consists of one heart, five liters of blood, and approximately 96,000 kilometers of blood vessels, responsible for transporting nutrients and waste throughout the body.

Functions of the Heart and Lungs. Clip: Episode 2 | 1m 25s Video has Closed Captions | CC. At the center of the circulatory system is the heart, which works with the lungs to constantly keep the ...

In one especially graphic effect, immune system cells called macrophages trapped nanotubes but then died. The ensuing inflammation scarred lung tissue by creating patches, called granulomas, that ...

Within seconds of birth, a baby takes in its own oxygen for the first time. For that to happen, their tiny lungs and circulatory system have to transform in a matter of seconds.

The circulatory system includes the heart and blood vessels that carry blood and oxygen around the body. Some circulatory diseases, such as stroke, heart attacks, and aneurysms, are life ...

This animated feature, part of the NOVA: "Cut to the Heart" Web site, illustrates how the chambers of the heart contract and relax in synchrony to push blood through the pulmonary and systemic ...

In that operation, C. Walton Lillehei repaired a 13-month-old boy’s heart defect while the child was attached to his father’s circulatory system, temporarily taking over the heart’s job of ...