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    Task B Exercise Exercise can have an extremely positive effect on both the respiratory system and the circulatory system. During exercise the muscle cells respire more than they do when the body is at rest. This is due to the heart rate increasing due to the increase of oxygen in the blood and there is an increased need of oxygen to the cells in the body and an increased need for additional carbon dioxide to be removed from the blood. As the heart rate increases so does the breathing. As a person

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    CR3: Effects of exercise on the circulatory system Blood pressure before Blood pressure after Blood pressure after 5 minutes Pulse Appearance sweating subject A 142/108 121/97 118/99 Before:95 After:129 After 5 mins:90 Before exercise: pale skin After exercise: flushed skin Before exercise: no After exercise: yes subject B 110/82 105/81 109/85 Before:77 After:128 After 5 mins:86 Before exercise: normal complexion After exercise: red flushed out of breath Before exercise : no After exercise: yes

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    body is made up of several systems : the circulatory system which circulates blood around the body via the heart, arteries and veins, delivering oxygen and nutrients to organs , the digestive system which consist of the mechanical and chemical processes that provide nutrients , the endocrine system which provides chemical communications within the body using hormones , the exocrine system consisting of skin, hair, nails, sweat and other exocrine glands , the immune system which defends the body against

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    important role in the circulatory system. It delivers oxygen to the body, and gives carbon dioxide to the lungs so you can exhale it. If these cells malfunction by not getting oxygen then they can cause the person to always be tired, breathless, or change color. The circulatory system is an highway for blood. The circulatory system transports nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, and blood cells. The red blood cell is located in the circulatory system. The circulatory system circulates blood

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    arterial flows. The variation in system resistance characteristics under different cardiac pressure and flow conditions are modeled by a tuning clamp. The mock circulatory loop was tuned to simulate several pathological and normal cardiovascular activity state of a person unlike the older mock circulatory loops. Different human activity rates like rest, sleep, moderate exercises like walking or climbing stairs were also involved in the while designing the mock circulatory

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    skeletal system and the respiratory system. I would like to add a few points on how the skeletal system interacts with the circulatory system. At first thought it might seem odd to think the skeletal system has anything to do with the heart and veins and blood. Our studies up to this point have shown that to be untrue. The skeletal system plays a vital role for the circulatory system in that it is the main protector of some vital organs. The most important organ of the circulatory system, the heart

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    experiment because I want to find out if the circulatory system is affected by exercising and running a certain number of miles per day in Hawaii. I want to do this test because I am a runner, I hope to find out how fast (or if) the blood speeds up. This experiment could be useful to other runners who are interested in finding out how running affects their body. Hypothesis: I think that running a certain number of miles will affect the circulatory system. I think this because when exercising the

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    skin, circulatory system and nervous system is as follows; When we think about skin, we usually think off skin in terms of the dermis layer where we find the blood supply, the lymph supply, the nerve endings, hair follicles, sweet glands etc. The skin acts as medium through which the circulatory and nervous can be housed and networked through. These networks preform some of the most important functions of skin. Circulatory system: Heat Regulation; Internal organs like the digestive system, the

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    their life. Butterfly fish can live up to 10 years in captivity and up to 7 years in the wild. THE BUTTERFLY FISH CIRCULATORY SYSTEM The Butterfly fish has a single closed circulatory system. Unlike the insects circulatory system

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    Hypothesis Due to the fact that the fetal pig and the human being’s anatomy are extremely similar, with the exception of a few minor parts, the fetal pig will be a precise tool in learning about the anatomy of a human. Introduction In courses such as biology, anatomy, and physiology, learning the anatomy of a human is imperative to learning about its functions and processes. Due to a lack of money, resources, and access, UConn cannot provide the use of a human cadaver for educational purposes.

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