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Pages tagged: cardiovascular system

The heart and circulatory system make up your cardiovascular system. Your heart works as a pump that pushes blood to the organs, tissues, and cells of your body. Blood delivers oxygen and nutrients to every cell and removes the carbon dioxide and waste products made by those cells.

Heartbeat

A heartbeat is a two-part pumping action that takes about a second. As blood collects in the upper chambers (the...