they carry things around: oxygen, minerals, sugars, proteins. bloodstreams are set in motion by the heart, which pumps oxygen into it. many capillaries (thin blood vessels) are thin enough to go into a cell. there are enough capillaries to supply EVERY SINGLE cell in your body.
your bloodstream also has blood cells to fight off bacteria. some cells will block broken bloodstreams, so you do not bleed to death. arteries move away from the heart, while veins move up toward your heart. veins have a tougher load, as they must counter gravity to supply blood to the heart, where it is resupplied with oxygen.
Analogies for blood circulation include a pump (heart) circulating water (blood) through pipes (blood vessels) to deliver nutrients and remove waste, or a transportation system (bloodstream) distributing passengers (red blood cells) throughout a city (body) to different destinations (organs).
Endocrine glands release chemicals directly into the bloodstream. These hormones are then carried by the circulatory system to their target tissues.
veins, arteries and capillaries are all called blood vessels or blood streams.
The term perfusion is used to indicate the flow of blood by means of vessels of an organ. It is the movement of the blood through the blood streams.
It originates there. First you breathe in and you add oxygen to you blood streams, by the way of capillaries. It then circulates from the heart to every where else.
Circulatory System has blood.
TCM Underground - 2006 A Bucket of Blood The Terror 1-19 was released on: USA: 6 April 2007
Since this is an illegal, underground activity, it is difficult to say who is included in trafficking in blood diamonds.
The blood vascular system is known as the cardiovascular system. It consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood, and is responsible for the circulation of blood throughout the body.
The blood is part of the cardiovascular system.
The blood circulatory system.
Yes, in Tony Hawk's Underground 2, you can turn off the blood. To do this, go to the game's main menu, select "Options," and then navigate to the "Gameplay" settings. From there, you can toggle the blood option off to disable it during gameplay.