,
, Cardiovascular and
lymph vascular system
• Transport systems that convey blood
and lymph throughout the body
• Heart, blood vessels and lymphatic
vessels
• Cardiovascular system:
–Systemic and pulmonary circulation
, Systemic and Pulmonary
Circulation
PULMONARY
CIRCULATION
Capillaries
Veins Venules Elastic arteries
Muscular arteries
SYSTEMIC Arterioles
CIRCULATION
, What does the Cardiovascular System
have to do?
• Maintain blood flow to all organs in the
body
• Adjust the flow to organs as needs
change
• Provide enough flow and pressure for
capillary exchange to occur
• Have enough blood pressure after
capillary beds for blood to return to the
heart
,
, Pulmonary
capillaries
Small arteries Small arteries
arteries
Medium
Large veins Large arteries
Vena cava
Large arteries
Medium
veins
Large arteries
Pulmonary
arteries
Medium
Systemic capillaries
Small veins
Organs & tissues of the body
, VASCULAR SYSTEM WABeresford
Elastic/conducting
arteries
Large veins
Heart
Node Muscular/distributing
Veins arteries
Venules Arterioles
Capillaries
Post-
capillary
venules
, VASCULAR SYSTEM
Elastic/conducting
Large veins arteries
Heart
Node Muscular/distributing
Veins arteries
Venules Arterioles
Capillaries
Post-
capillary
venules