In todays post I will be explaining how your Circulatory System works. I will also be sharing a few cool facts. I hope you find this informative and interesting.
The Heart
The circulatory system is a very important and effective system in your body. It keeps us moving and circulates oxygen throughout our whole body. But none of this would be possible if it wasn't for the main and most important part of our body: the heart. The heart is one of three types of muscle, called the a cardiac muscle, or heart muscle. The heart is located right in between the lungs, from which it circulates oxygen to keep the body energized. After it circulates throughout the whole body, it sends back waste (carbon dioxide), which you then exhale. This process continues for the rest of your life.
Inside the heart, there are four chambers. Two chamber receive blood from the body and circulate it through the lungs to grab oxygen, and the other two chamber push it out through the body, spreading the oxygen where it needs to go. There is definitely much more to say about the heart, but thats all I will say for now.
Blood
Blood keeps every single part of you body circulating with oxygen. It also helps to fight germs and disease. If it wasn't for blood, nothing in your body would function at all.
Blood is a mixture of cells and a slightly yellowish liquid called plasma. This plasma is mostly make of water, but it also contains proteins, sugars, hormones and salts. There are three different types of cells mixed with the plasma, these being red blood cells (or erythrocytes), white blood cells (or leukocytes), and thrombocytes.
Red Blood Cells are what give you blood that red color. Theses are also the cells that transport oxygen throughout your body.
White Blood Cells are you body's defense system. Once they figure out the location of an infection, they go to attack and eat the germs there.
Thrombocytes work together to fill up and fix any gap or tear in a blood vessel. After this tear is healed and replaced by new cells, the thrombocytes detach and float away to its next destination.
How to Keep Your Circulatory System Healthy
Blood
Blood keeps every single part of you body circulating with oxygen. It also helps to fight germs and disease. If it wasn't for blood, nothing in your body would function at all.
Blood is a mixture of cells and a slightly yellowish liquid called plasma. This plasma is mostly make of water, but it also contains proteins, sugars, hormones and salts. There are three different types of cells mixed with the plasma, these being red blood cells (or erythrocytes), white blood cells (or leukocytes), and thrombocytes.
Red Blood Cells are what give you blood that red color. Theses are also the cells that transport oxygen throughout your body.
White Blood Cells are you body's defense system. Once they figure out the location of an infection, they go to attack and eat the germs there.
Thrombocytes work together to fill up and fix any gap or tear in a blood vessel. After this tear is healed and replaced by new cells, the thrombocytes detach and float away to its next destination.
How to Keep Your Circulatory System Healthy
The circulatory system is what keeps you body alive and flowing, so for that reason it is vital to keep it healthy. Here are some great ways to do that.
Engage in Physical Activity/Exercise
This helps to keep your blood flowing. It also helps to reduce the risk of conditions that make the system work harder, these being high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol.
Eat High Quality Foods
Eating foods like fruits and vegetables significantly improves the health of the circulatory system. Also, it is important to avoid processed food.
Maintain a Healthy Weight
Being overweight increases your risk of high blood pressure and diabetes, all of which give you more of a chance to have a heart attack.
Engage in Physical Activity/Exercise
This helps to keep your blood flowing. It also helps to reduce the risk of conditions that make the system work harder, these being high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol.
Eat High Quality Foods
Eating foods like fruits and vegetables significantly improves the health of the circulatory system. Also, it is important to avoid processed food.
Maintain a Healthy Weight
Being overweight increases your risk of high blood pressure and diabetes, all of which give you more of a chance to have a heart attack.
Nice, this is very interesting!
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