Circulatory System Tutorial

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Circulation can be thought of as being divided into six categories:

1. Coronary Circulation (blood circulating through the heart itself)
2. Pulmonary Circulation (blood circulating to and from the lungs)
3. Cerebral Circulation (blood circulating to and from the brain)
4. Renal Circulation (blood circulating to and from the kidneys)
5. Hepatic Portal Circulation (blood circulating through the liver)
6. Systemic Circulation (blood circulating through the extremities)

A brief explanation of each follows:

1. CORONARY CIRCULATION

The heart muscle itself needs blood. The graphic above identifies arteries (red) supplying oxygenated blood to the heart tissue, and veins (blue) removing deoxygenated blood. Coronary artery disease is associated with reduced blood flow to these vessels.

2. PULMONARY CIRCULATION

Veins carry oxygen-depleted blood (blue) from the body to the heart, which pumps it to the lungs. The lungs enrich the blood with oxygen (red) and return it to the heart to be pumped to the rest of the body.

3. CEREBRAL CIRCULATION

The brain comprises only 2% of the body's weight but receives 20% of the blood supply. Over 150,000 people have strokes each year, largely resulting from blockages in the arteries and veins. Unimpeded circulation of blood to and from the brain is critical to health.

4. RENAL CIRCULATION

Approximately 20% of blood output from the heart goes to the kidneys. The kidneys cleanse and detoxify blood and also serve an excretory function sending urine to the bladder. Renal circulation significantly contributes to overall circulatory health.

5. HEPATIC PORTAL CIRCULATION

Blood from the entire digestive area including the intestines, stomach, pancreas, and gall bladder passes through the liver for cleansing and storing of nutrients. This function is often overlooked as critical to the overall circulatory system.

6. SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION

Blood flows to the rest of the body including the extremities. Major arteries and veins supplying the arms are pictured above.

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