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    The Heart and Circulation of Blood In this research paper, I will be analyzing the process of blood circulation within the human body. I will be focusing on the pulmonary circuit and the systemic circuit, as well as the relationship with the hepatic portal system. The combination of these systems allows the body to function properly and maintain unconscious homeostasis. I will also be talking about the effects that fitness and diet have on these processes. The pulmonary circuit passes already-used

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    understanding of the circulation of blood through the heart might help the reader to get an better understanding of how the different parts of the heart relate. It helps to think of all the blood vessels in the body as a huge, sophisticated railway network, where essentially all the blood in the veins throughout the body ends up in the vena cava, the railway end station. The superior vena cava receives blood from the upper part of the body, whereas the inferior vena cava receives blood from the lower part

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    and Blood Circulation The heart is a four chambered muscular pump around the size of a fist. It beats about 100,000 times a day pumping around 2,000 gallons of blood through about 100,000 miles of organic tubing. The heart is a big muscle with four valves connected together to make a two-stage pump. The heart gets its energy by oxidizing blood sugars. This released energy, contracts the heart’s many muscle cells, and the four chambers squeeze blood out

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    fatal circulation is a circulation of blood that passes through the body of the fetus and to and from the placenta through the umbilical cord. The Portal circulation is a general term of denoting the circulation of blood through a larger vessel from the capillaries of one organ to those of another that also applied especially to the passage of blood from the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and the spleen through the portal vein to the liver. The Systemic circulation is the flow of blood from the

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    Great Books Essay: William Harvey, “On the Circulation of the Blood” William Harvey a world renown scientist is known to have made the most important discovery of humankind. Harvey’s research concluded that the blood circulating throughout the body was a continuous flow in one direction. His discovery began modern cardiology and an increase in observational experiments that were from then on conducted. William Harvey was born in England in 1578 where he grew up until he

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    organ that provides a continuous blood circulation through the cycle and is one of the most vital organs in the human body. The heart is divided into four main chambers: the two upper chambers are called the left and right atria and two lower chambers are called the right and left ventricles. There is a thick wall of muscle separating the right side and the left side of the heart called the septum. Fig 1: HUMAN HEART[10] HOW DOES BLOOD FLOW THROUGH HEART? Blood flows through the heart in one

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    unbiased, fair and open-minded manner. In the seventeenth century, William Harvey published his work The Circulation of the Blood. His publication became revolutionary not only because of its scientific contributions, but also because it demonstrated a great example of intellectual honesty, a valuable disposition required for all scholars and scientists. Through his work The Circulation of the Blood, William Harvey expressed intellectual honesty in three different ways: how conventional beliefs did not

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    overall health to make sure that there is proper blood circulation throughout the body. There are many ways to improve circulation. Some of the tactics are very enjoyable. Depending on the person, some ways may not be as much fun. However, it is important to give each of the ways on this list a fighting chance in order to maintain healthy blood circulation. 1. Exercise. There's nothing like a good, heart-pumping cardio workout to get the blood pumping and circulating throughout the system. In

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    elthammyo.com.au - Myotherapy for Improved Blood Circulation Myotherapy is a combination of massage and other techniques that relaxes and heals the body in a number of different ways, including increasing blood circulation. The myotherapist analyses each patient before taking action to ensure that he or she works on the specific trigger points that will alleviate the patient's tension, pain or other issue. At times, patients have an injury that requires attention to speed healing in the area in

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    cord. Backbone, vertebral, the central nervous system, and small protrusions (future legs and arms) develop. Heart and blood cells are formed (circulation begins). At the end of this month, the embryo is around 6-7mm long. During the second month, small protrusions transform into arms and legs. Fingers, toes, and eyes develop (become apart and eyelids are fused). Fundamental blood vessels, sensory, internal organs and digestive tract are formed. Neural tube development is well progressed and the ossification

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