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    INTRODUCTION Information on cardiovascular differences between the sexes is necessary for allied health professionals to best adapt rehabilitation exercises for the patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The cardiovascular system has to adjust in response to metabolic demands of working muscles during exercise. Gender-related differences on how the body meets the increased demands while still maintaining homeostatic arterial blood pressure has been widely researched (CITE). There is some support

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    Cardiovascular System April 18th, 2016 Cade.S & Matthew.B Have you ever wondered how the heart transports blood to the whole body? Did you know that the circulatory system can also be called the cardiovascular or vascular system? This is the most important system of the 11 major organ systems because this system controls the heart and the veins throughout the body. There are also at least 5 major functions of the cardiovascular system. Some of the major functions of the cardiovascular

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    The cardiovascular system is a network of inter-connected arteries, capillaries and veins that spread across the whole body. The first major function of the system is to transport oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood throughout the body, the former to tissues and organs and the latter to the respiratory organs. The second is to deliver nutrients that are needed by different cells and tissues, and remove waste products and harmful chemicals generated or present in cells and tissues. (1) Cardiovascular

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    Cardiovascular system consists of the heart and it’s associated blood vessels. “Main functions of the cardiovascular system include the supply of oxygen and nutrients to all cellular tissues in the body while also removing metabolic wastes such as carbon dioxide” (Collins, 2013 p. 169). The heart is a four-chambered organ with two superior atria and two inferior ventricles. There is four valves located in the heart each function to prevent the backflow of blood into either atria or ventricular chambers

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    This paper will examine the possible consequences on the cardiovascular system from the national nutrition of Kazakhstan. I choose this topic for research since I have the personal interest in the food I eat and I am contemplating the disciplines in medicine, particularly cardiology or cardio surgery. So, choosing this topic might enhance my knowledge in these areas that can help me to stand out from other candidates. Moreover, during my work experience in a cardiology center, I had many questions

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    Human Body May 30, 2010 The Cardiovascular and Muscular Systems Organ system is a group of organs that work together to perform a certain task.  Humans have a variety of systems due to the complexity of the species' organism. The human body consists of biological systems, that consist of organs, that consist of tissues, that consist of cells and connective tissue. Although an organ has a specific function, organs also function as part of a group. The organ system is the organizational unit

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    Angiotensin II is an octapeptide which is associated with the cardiovascular system. It maintains blood pressure by vasoconstriction and stimulation of aldosterone secretion. Angiotensin II is synthesized through the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) which is known to be involved in systemic blood pressure control, including the regulation of cerebral blood flow (Mogi, Iwanami, & Horiuchi, 2012). Renin, a product of the juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney, is released into the circulation where it cleaves

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    The Cardiovascular system is an significant system due to the many functions that it has that are important to the body. Many parts of the body have certain stations that are effective in transferring blood, these are known as the veins, arteries, valves, the 4 chambers of the heart, the left and right atrium and the left and right ventricle. Veins return blood to the heart, two very significant veins are the Superior and Inferior vena cava veins. These veins are the most important because of the

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    Blood and the cardiovascular system are a closed system. Blood is needed to pump the heart and to flow through the rest of the body. Without blood, the heart would have no possible way to pump, and without the heart, blood would not have anything to propel it to flow through our bodies. Blood enters and exits the heart through circuits and vessels. The only fluid tissue throughout the human body is blood. Blood may look as if it is a thick liquid, this is because it is made up of not only tissue

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    CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM The cardiovascular system is also known as the circulatory system, which is an organ system that encompasses the heart and blood vessels of the body. The heart and blood vessels of the circulatory system adapt to repeated sessions of exercise in number of ways, the cardiovascular system carries blood, oxygen and nutrients to the organs and tissues of the body and carries waste products and carbon dioxide from these tissues to be removed from the body. CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY When

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