Introduction
The circulatory system is made up of blood vessels that carry blood away from and towards the heart. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back to the heart. The circulatory system carries oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells, and removes waste products, like carbon dioxide.
Task
The circulatory system carries oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells, and removes waste products, like carbon dioxide. These roadways travel in one direction only, to keep things going where they should.
Process
The circulatory system (cardiovascular system) pumps blood from the heart to the lungs to get oxygen. The heart then sends oxygenated blood through arteries to the rest of the body. The veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart to start the circulation process over.
Evaluation
The assessment of the cardiovascular system will include examinations of the peripheral vascular system by assessing the color, temperature, edema, capillary refills, and peripheral pulses and examinations of the heart by inspecting, palpating and auscultating the landmarks of the heart.
Conclusion
In conclusion, your heart works like a pump which provides nutrients to every organ, tissue, and cell throughout your body. In turn, your cells dump waste products, like carbon dioxide, back into your blood to be returned to your heart.