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Circulatory

Circulatory

Having to do with the circulation, the movement of fluid in a regular or circuitous course. Although the adjective circulatory need not necessarily refer to the circulation of the blood, for all practical purposes today it does. A circulatory problem is taken usually to be a problem with the blood circulation, for example with heart failure.


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cardio vascular/ circulatory diseases/problems

are they effected by caffeine?

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by red.ninja13
Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:32 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: cardio vascular/ circulatory diseases/problems
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Bible vs Darwin

... low O2 more fitly than other fish could. I'm not sure they would be less fit in highly oxygenated waters. That has to do with how a lungfish's circulatory system works. Internal flaps in the heart help to direct blood flowing out of the heart first to the lungs where it is oxygenated. Blood ...

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by alextemplet
Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:57 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Bible vs Darwin
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Relate structure to function Assignment

... seems all I did was talk about which structure does which function. I was asked to relate the structure to function of the following body systems: Circulatory ststem Digestive System Nervous System and Respiratory system Can someone help me to RELATE the structure to function for theses systems ...

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by floppy
Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:26 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Relate structure to function Assignment
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Organ systems

... nervous system, since there are no organs or structures beyond just nerves in the cavities - but by your definitions, then you'd have to include circulatory. If you consider the liver part of the circulatory system, circulatory could work, though.

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by Darby
Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:22 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Organ systems
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A cry for help in terms of the IBO

... increases (at the constant blood volume). But organisms regulate blood pressure by reduction of blood volume or by increasing total volume of circulatory system (changing diameter of blood vessels). So blood volume is directly proportional to blood pressure. Others questions are very easy ...

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by MisterATP
Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:20 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: A cry for help in terms of the IBO
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