Cardiology

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[|**Cardiologists**] study the circulatory system and the way blood travels through the heart, and the functions of the heart.
 * What cardiologists do**

The circulatory system is the way blood travels through the blood vessels and the heart.
 * What is the circulatory system?**

There are four chambers in the heart. There are two chambers on the top and two chambers on the bottom. The top two chambers are called the atria. There's a left atrium and a right atrium. They ventricles. There is also a right ventricle and a left ventricle. The ventricles **give** the blood to the body and lungs
 * The basic chambers of the heart:**
 * receive** blood returning to the heart from the body and lungs. The bottom two chambers are the

Your blood flows through your body and heart is the one which pumps your blood to all parts of your body. Blood flows through your body using your blood vessels such as capillaries, veins and arteries. When the Oxygen-poor blood goes to your lungs, the blood will be Oxygen-rich and will give oxygen to your whole body and does this over and over again. This is a picture showing how the blood vessels look like:
 * The flow of blood through the body**:

[|From] And this is what your blood vessels look like from inside:

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The path of blood:// First, the Oxygen-rich blood travel through veins to the Left Atrium of your heart. The Oxygen-rich blood goes to the Left Ventricle and the heart pumps blood to artery and capillaries. While Oxygen-rich blood travel through capillaries, the blood gets Carbon dioxide, so the blood turned to Oxygen-poor blood. The Oxygen-poor blood now travel through veins to the Right Atrium of your heart. Then it travel to the Right Ventricle and your heart pumps the blood into arteries and go to your lungs. The Oxygen-poor blood go into the capilaries of your lungs. The capilaries of your lungs give off oxygen and get carbon dioxide and the blood turn back into Oxygen-rich blood. The Oxygen-rich blood travel through veins again and get back to your heart. And your blood travel through your body all over again! In other words, the whole of your heart's left side sends oxygen-rich blood to the body and the right side of your heart receives\oxygen-poor blood. It then goes to the lungs where they take out the carbon dioxide which we exhale.Then the oxygen-poor blood becomes oxygen-rich blood.

Picture from: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/heart/images/heartflow.gif

The human heart is shaped like a cone. The narrower end of the heart points down and to the left side of the chest. In an adult, the heart weighs about three-fourths of a pound and is about the size of a fist. Major arteries, such as the aorta and pulmonary arteries, connect at the wider upper part of the heart. If arteries become clogged with cholesterol and other fatty deposits (atherosclerosis), you may have a heart attack or stroke.
 * More facts about the heart:**

Blood vessels** are part of circulatory system which functions to send blood to the whole body. There are different type of [|blood vessels]: [|arteries], [|arterioles], [|capillaries] (the smallest blood vessels), [|venules], and the [|veins]. The most important types, are the arteries and the veins. The arteries carry blood away from the heart. The largest artery in the human body is called the aorta, the aorta carries the blood out of the heart. The veins carry blood back to the heart.
 * Dr Arfan says....

More info on Blood Vessels: http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/vessels/vessels.html http://www.guidant.com/condition/heart/

Click the link below and see the cool images of the different types of Blood Vessels and PUZZLES : http://www.udel.edu/Biology/Wags/histopage/colorpage/cbv/cbv.htm [|Blood vessel word search] [|Blood vessel hang-man] [|Blood vessel crossword] Picture from: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/images/446/circulationgeneral.gif

Find your heart rate! :** Even though your heart's inside your body, there's still a way to feel it beating. It's called the pulse! To find iy, place one of your fingers on your skin. It works better if you place it on the side of your neck or on the inside of your wrist. When you feel a beating under your skin, you'll know you've found yourpulse! To find out your heart rate, take a watch and count how many beats you feel in one minute.When your sitting down, watching t.v., playing a board game (resting), you'll probably feel about 70-100beats per minute. When you're excercising a lot, your body needs more oxygen-filled blood. That'swhy your heart beats faster to supply the oxygen-filled blood to your body. If you take your heart rateafter excercising, you'll feel a big difference. You'll be counting a lot more beats per minute!
 * Dr. Devyani says:

There are two different types of ways to feel your pulse (below): or

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=**What The Heart Does**= The [|Cardiovascular system] is a system in which includes the heart, veins, arteries, lungs, capillaries and every cell in the body. The heart acts as a pump for the body because it pumps blood around the body this is called systematic circulation. It also pumps blood to the lungs to get oxygen this is called the pulmonary circulation. When the heart pumps oxygen rich blood goes to the body from the arteries. Then they reach the [|capillaries] which walls are only 1 cell thick. Blood cells literally have to go single file though the capillaries. The capillaries are thin for a reason it is so all the cells in the body can collect the oxygen from the blood. Did you know that no cell in the body is more than 4 cells away from a capillary? After the oxegen poor blood passes through the capillaries it travels through the vein back to the [|heart] which pumps it to the lung to get oxygen and the whole process starts again. = = =**Why Should You Keep Your Heart Healthy**= You should keep your heart and body healthy because if you do not you could have high cholesterol and your veins and arteries might get blocked. You may then develop heart disease and then it is possible that you will have a heart attack.
 * Dr. David Says…**




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The Cardiovascular system The Cardiovascular system is one of the most important systems. The heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body and pumps non-oxygenated blood to the lungs to get “re-oxygenated.” The tubes that carry blood are called vessels. The vessels that carry blood to the heart are called veins, the vessels that carry blood to the body are called arteries. There are three different kinds of cells in your blood. The first one is the red blood cell that carries oxygen to your body. The second type of cell is the white blood cell that fights off infectious diseases. The last cell is the platelet. When a vessel is cut open platelets create a web to force your blood to go out of the cut (bleeding). While you bleed the platelets close the cut. A scab is formed when the blood dries creating a shield for the platelets.
 * Dr. Craig says…**

The Cardiovascular system is the most important system in your body as it contains the heart which helps you live. Many people in the world mostly die of [|heart disease]. To prevent this disease, one must have time to exercise and stay fit. The Cardiovascular consists of the heart, the lungs and all the arteries and veins. Veins and arteries are tubes that contain blood. There are four types of blood groups. There are A, B, AB and O. O blood doesn't have any antigens which is why it's the universal donor. That means that it can donate to any type of blood. AB blood has A and B [|antigens] which is why it's the universal recipient. That means that it can recieve from anyone.
 * Dr. Nadia says...**

Source: http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/bodyzone/heart.jpg



Blood is made out of 2 types of cells, cell parts and [|plasma]. There are 3 cells that flow in plasma. Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
 * Blood:**

//Red blood cells:// There are lots of red blood cells in your blood. Blood needs to have oxygen and it is their job to carry oxygen all around your body. Red blood cells are made in the middle part of your bone called bone marrow and only can live for 4 months.

//White blood cells:// Their job is to kill bacteria viruses to keep your body healthy by destroying them. White blood cells are also made in bone marrow.

//Platelet:// The job is to cover the blood vessels when you have a cut. They are preventing from bleeding by clumping together and that is why bleeding stops.

The picture is from:http://www.yksd.com/DistanceEdCourses/YKSDbiology/lessons/ThirdQuarterLessons/Chapter08/8-2/images/BloodComposition.jpg

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