The cardiovascular system incorporates the heart and blood vessels. The main purpose is to maintain blood circulation and hence the distribution of nutrients to tissues and the delivery of metabolic wastes to excretory/urinary organs. The endocrine and immune systems also use the blood circulation as conduits for hormones and immune cells, respectively.

Subcategories

There are 6 subcategories to this category.

A

• Angiology
• Arteries

B

• Blood

C

• Cardiology

L

• Lymphatic system

V

• Veins

Articles in category "Cardiovascular system"

There are 32 articles in this category.

Ankle-brachial index Aortic body Arteriole Arteriosclerosis Artery B Blood Blood vessel C Capillary Carotid body Cerebral circulation

C cont. Cerebrovascular disease Circle of Willis Circulation (physiology) Circulatory system Coronary circulation D Double circulatory system E Endothelium Euler-Liljestrand mechanism F Fatty streak H Heart M Macrovascular disease

P Peripheral vascular disease Pulmonary circulation R Renin-angiotensin system S Spleen Systemic circulation V Vascular smooth muscle Vasoconstrictor Vasospasm Vein Venae cavae Venule