Organ: Circulatory system
Descriptions of Circulatory system
Circulatory system: the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body
Source: WordNet 2.1
Article Excerpts about Circulatory system
As most of the cells in the human body are not in direct contact with the external environment, the circulatory system acts as a transport system for these cells. Two distinct fluids move through the circulatory system: blood and lymph.
Your heart and blood
vessels make up your circulatory (SIR-kyoo-la-TOR-ee) system. Your heart
is a big muscle that pumps blood through your body. Your heart pumps blood
carrying oxygen to large blood vessels, called arteries (AR-ter-eez), and
small blood vessels, called capillaries (KAP-ih-lair-eez). Other blood
vessels, called veins, carry blood back to the heart. (Source: excerpt from Keep your heart and blood vessels healthy: NIDDK)
Summary Information: Circulatory system
Circulatory system:
The system for circulating blood from the heart, through the lungs, and around the body.
Condition count:
152
; see list below.
Organ subtypes:
heart (55), blood vessels (58), blood (60), artery (22), vein (7)
Organs: list of all organs
Diseases List for Circulatory system:
The following list of medical conditions
have 'Circulatory system' or similar listed as an affected body part
in our database:
A
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
... heart, artery, blood vesselsAcidosis
... bloodAcute rheumatic fever
... heartAdhesions
... heartAlkalosis
... bloodAmyloidosis
... bloodAnemia
... bloodAneurysm
... arteryAngina
... heartAortic aneurysm
... blood vessels, arteryAortic valve disease
... aortic valve, heartAplastic anemia
... bloodArrhythmias
... heartArteritis
... arteryArtery conditions
... arteryAtaxia Telangiectasia
... blood vesselsAtheroma
... arteriesAtherosclerosis
... arteries, blood vesselsAtrial Fibrillation
... heartAtrial flutter
... heartAutoimmune Atherosclerosis
... blood vesselAutoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
... bloodAutoimmune Hemophilia
... bloodAutoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
... bloodAutoimmune Myocarditis
... heartAutoimmune Thrombocytopenia
... bloodAutoimmune Urticaria
... blood vesselsAutoimmune Vasculitis
... blood vesselB
Bacteremia
... bloodBalance disorders
... bloodBasilar artery migraine
... arteryBehcet's Disease
... blood vesselsBleeding disorders
... bloodBlood conditions
... blood vessels, bloodBlood vessel conditions
... blood vesselsBlue veins
... veinsBradycardia
... heartBuerger's disease
... blood vesselsC
Cardiac arrest
... heartCardiomyopathy
... heartCardiovascular Disease
... heart, blood vesselsCerebral Arteriosclerosis
... arteryCerebrovascular Conditions
... blood vesselsChilblain
... blood vesselsCirculatory disorder
... heart, blood vessels, bloodClassic Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
... bloodClotting disorders
... bloodCongenital heart defects
... heartCongestive Heart Failure
... heartCor pulmonale
... heartCoronary heart disease
... heart, arteryD
Deep vein thrombosis
... veins, blood vesselsDialysis-related amyloidosis
... bloodDilated cardiomyopathy
... heartE
Eclampsia
... blood vessels, bloodEmbolism
... blood vessel, arteryEndocarditis
... heartErythema
... blood vesselsF
Favism
... bloodH
Heart attack
... heartHeart block
... heartHeart cancer
... heartHeart disease
... heartHeart failure
... heartHeart injury
... heartHeart Murmur
... heartHeart valve diseases
... heartHemochromatosis
... heart, bloodHemolytic disease of the newborn
... bloodHemolytic uremic syndrome
... blood vessels, bloodHemophilia
... bloodHemorrhoids
... blood vesselsHigh Cholesterol
... bloodHypercalcemia
... bloodHyperinsulinemia
... bloodHyperkalemia
... bloodHyperkalemic Renal Tubular Acidosis
... bloodHypertension
... blood vessels, bloodHypertrophic cardiomyopathy
... heartHypoglycemia
... bloodHypokalemia
... bloodHypotension
... bloodsI
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
... bloodIron deficiency
... bloodIron deficiency anemia
... bloodIschemic heart disease
... heartJ
Jaundice
... bloodL
Left heart failure
... heartLeukemia
... bloodM
Meningococcal disease
... bloodMethaemoglobinaemia
... bloodMitral regurgitation
... heartMitral stenosis
... heartMitral valve disease
... heartMitral-valve prolapse
... heartsMoyamoya Disease
... blood vesselsMultiple Myeloma
... bloodMyeloma
... bloodMyocarditis
... heartO
Orthostatic hypotension
... blood vessels, bloodP
Palpitations
... heartPericarditis
... heartPernicious anemia
... bloodPolyarteritis nodosa
... arteryPolycythemia
... bloodPorphyria
... bloodPortal hypertension
... veinPreeclampsia
... blood vessels, bloodPrimary amyloidosis
... bloodPrimary pulmonary hypertension
... arteryProximal Renal Tubular Acidosis
... bloodPulmonary embolism
... arteryPulmonary hypertension
... artery, bloodPulmonary incompetence
... heartPulmonary valve disease
... heartPulmonary valve stenosis
... heartPurpura
... blood vesselsR
Raynaud's phenomenon
... blood vesselsReflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome
... blood vesselsReiter’s syndrome
... heartRenal Tubular Acidosis
... bloodRestrictive cardiomyopathy
... heartRheumatic fever
... heart, blood vesselsRheumatic heart disease
... heartRight heart failure
... heartRosacea
... blood vesselsS
Scleroderma
... blood vesselsSepticemia
... bloodShock
... heart, blood vessels, bloodSick sinus syndrome
... heartSickle Cell Anemia
... bloodSinus node disease
... heartStenosis
... blood vesselStokes Adams syndrome
... heartSuperficial thrombophlebitis
... veinsT
Tachycardia
... heartsTeleangiectasia
... blood vesselsTemporal arteritis
... arteryThalassemia
... bloodThrombocytopenia
... bloodThromboembolism
... arteries, blood vesselsThrombosis
... veins, blood vessels, bloodU
Urticaria
... blood vesselsV
Varicose veins
... veins, blood vesselVascular neuropathy
... blood vesselsVasculitis
... blood vesselsVein disorders
... veinsVentricular fibrillation
... heartVon Willebrand disease
... bloodW
Wallenberg's Syndrome
... blood vessels, arteryWegener's granulomatosis
... blood vesselsWolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
... heart
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