The circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human...
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blood flow to the tissues of the body as a result of problems with the circulatory system. Initial symptoms of shock may include weakness, fast heart rate...
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Circulatory System is a psychedelic rock musical ensemble formed by musician/painter Will Cullen Hart, and featuring Derek Almstead, Suzanne Allison,...
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Mollusca (redirect from Circulatory systems of mollusks)
cavity is a hemocoel through which blood circulates; as such, their circulatory systems are mainly open. The "generalized" mollusc's feeding system consists...
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A circulatory anastomosis is a connection (an anastomosis) between two blood vessels, such as between arteries (arterio-arterial anastomosis), between...
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Insect (redirect from Circulatory systems of insects)
tissues via tracheoles, the circulatory system is not used to carry oxygen, and is therefore greatly reduced. The insect circulatory system is open; it has...
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Earthworm (redirect from Circulatory systems of earthworms)
fluid that moves within the fluid-filled coelom and a simple, closed circulatory system, and respire (breathe) via cutaneous respiration. As soft-bodied...
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In transfusion medicine, transfusion-associated circulatory overload (aka TACO) is a transfusion reaction (an adverse effect of blood transfusion) resulting...
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Fetal circulation (redirect from Fetal circulatory system)
In humans, the circulatory system is different before and after birth. The fetal circulation is composed of the placenta, umbilical blood vessels encapsulated...
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Reptile (redirect from Circulatory system of reptiles)
Reptiles, as commonly defined, are a group of tetrapods with an ectothermic ('cold-blooded') metabolism and amniotic development. Living reptiles comprise...
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Cardiovascular disease (redirect from Circulatory disease)
hypertension Benign hypertension Pulmonary hypertension Systolic hypertension White coat hypertension Hypotension Orthostatic hypotension Shock (circulatory)...
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Starfish (redirect from Circulatory systems of starfish)
distributed through the body mainly by the fluid in the main body cavity; the circulatory system may also play a minor role. The gut of a starfish occupies most...
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Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) is a surgical technique in which the temperature of the body falls significantly (between 20 °C (68 °F) to...
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Bird (redirect from Circulatory systems of birds)
circulating red blood cells in birds retain their nucleus. The avian circulatory system is driven by a four-chambered, myogenic heart contained in a fibrous...
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volume (volemia) is the volume of blood (blood cells and plasma) in the circulatory system of any individual. A typical adult has a blood volume of approximately...
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Cephalopod (redirect from Circulatory systems of cephalopods)
the pen-and-ink fish. Cephalopods are the only molluscs with a closed circulatory system. Coleoids have two gill hearts (also known as branchial hearts)...
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Mean systemic pressure (redirect from Mean circulatory filling pressure)
mean pressure that exists in the circulatory system when there is no blood motion. A similar term, mean circulatory filling pressure, (MCFP) is defined...
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Amphibian (redirect from Circulatory systems of amphibians)
do so. Amphibians have a juvenile stage and an adult stage, and the circulatory systems of the two are distinct. In the juvenile (or tadpole) stage,...
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Cardiac arrest (redirect from Circulatory arrest)
cardiac arrest. These are rapid and erratic arrhythmias that alter the circulatory pathway such that adequate blood flow cannot be sustained and is inadequate...
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Heart (section Double circulatory systems)
through the blood vessels. Heart and blood vessels together make the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissue,...
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Circular breathing (redirect from Circulatory breathing)
Circular breathing is a breathing technique used by players of some wind instruments to produce a continuous tone without interruption. It is accomplished...
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The circulatory system of the horse consists of the heart, the blood vessels, and the blood. The equine heart is a muscular pump that circulates blood...
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loop of Willis, cerebral arterial circle, and Willis polygon) is a circulatory anastomosis that supplies blood to the brain and surrounding structures...
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shortened version of the seventh chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Circulatory System. It covers ICD codes 259 to 282. The full chapter can be found...
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Massachusetts Circular Letter (redirect from Circulatory Letter)
The Massachusetts Circular Letter was a statement written by Samuel Adams and James Otis Jr., and passed by the Massachusetts House of Representatives...
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also contains many chemicals. It is the major tissue type of the open circulatory system characteristic of arthropods (for example, arachnids, crustaceans...
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vertebrates that is part of the immune system and complementary to the circulatory system. It consists of a large network of lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes...
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Circulatory System is the first album by the American music ensemble Circulatory System. It was released on August 28, 2001, on musician John Fernandes'...
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Hemodynamics (redirect from Circulatory monitoring)
Hemodynamics or haemodynamics are the dynamics of blood flow. The circulatory system is controlled by homeostatic mechanisms of autoregulation, just as...
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Blood vessels are the structures of the circulatory system that transport blood throughout the human body. These vessels transport blood cells, nutrients...
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