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The Circulatory System

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The circulatory system is the system in the body that is transports nutrients and gases throughout the body to its corresponding cells. The body however needs the heart in order to pump blood and the blood vessels that will transport it throughout the body.
According to Martini (2012) “The blood is a connective tissue fluid that contains cells suspended in a fluid matrix”(p. 653). The blood is in charge of multiple things. Blood stabilizes the body temperature when it consumes the heat that is released by active skeletal muscles and quickly resends it to other tissues. For example if the temperature if the body is high, the heat will be released through skin, sweating for instance. When the body temperature is low, the warm blood is …show more content…

The primary purpose of plasma is to transport nutrients, hormones, and proteins to the parts of the body that needs it the most. Cells also deposit waste products into the plasma that will later get rid of it. The Red blood cells are also a very important component in the blood, it makes up 45 percent of the bloods volume. The red blood cells transport oxygen to the cells from the lungs and the carbon dioxide from the body to the lungs. The red blood cells are produced by a hormone in the kidneys called erythropoietin. Although the red blood cells were originally formed in bone marrow . Once the blood cells in the bone marrow are mature enough they will then be released into the bloodstream. Other important components in the blood are the Whie Blood cells. White blood cells play an important role when it comes to fihgting of any diseases and bacteria. The white blood cells protect the body by producing antibodies that will attack and kill any foreign cells or phagocytes. “ Platelets are small, membrane bound cell fragments that contain enzymes and other substances important for clotting (Martini 2012). When an injury occurs platelets react quickly and begin to form blood clots that will prevent us from bleeding excessively. With the blood clots in place the blood will begin to quickly bind to stop the bleeding. Platelets are also produced by bone marrow, they are formed by the megakaryocyte cell. There exists four types of blood A,B,

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