circulatory
Regarding blood circulation
Circulatory describes systems or processes involving circulation—the movement of something through a closed loop and back to its origin.
Most often refers to the circulatory system, the network of heart, blood vessels, and blood that distributes oxygen and nutrients throughout the body: circulatory problems, circulatory health.
Can apply to any cyclic flow: the circulatory patterns of ocean currents.
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
platelet · erythrocyte · leukocyte · thrombocyte · oxygenation · coagulation · hematology · phlebotomy
Pertaining to the heart
- atriumRoofed central hall
- ventricleHollow organ chamber
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
- coronaryOf heart arteries
valve · pacemaker · arrhythmia · tachycardia · bradycardia · angina · infarction · cardiologist
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- arteriolesSmallest arterial vessels
- venulesSmallest vein branches
endothelium · vasculature · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · perfusion · anastomosis · thrombosis · embolism
Fluid delivery to tissue
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- cardiac outputBlood volume heart moves
blood flow · microcirculation · collateral · shunt · bypass · redistribution · pooling
Chronic elevated arterial pressure
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
prevention · screening · fitness · exercise · diet · smoking · obesity · diabetes
Interstitial body fluid
- lymph nodeImmune system filter
- lymphocyteImmune system white cell
- thymusLymphoid organ maturing T-cells
- spleenBlood-filtering abdominal organ
lymphatic vessels · drainage · lymphedema · tonsils · adenoids
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
hemoglobin · platelet · erythrocyte · leukocyte · thrombocyte · oxygenation · coagulation · hematology · phlebotomy · anemia
cardiac
Pertaining to the heart
- atriumRoofed central hall
- ventricleHollow organ chamber
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
coronary · valve · pacemaker · arrhythmia · tachycardia · bradycardia · angina · infarction · cardiologist · pericardium
arteries
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- arteriolesSmallest arterial vessels
venules · endothelium · vasculature · vasoconstriction · vasodilation · perfusion · anastomosis · thrombosis · embolism · atherosclerosis
perfusion
Fluid delivery to tissue
cardiac output · blood flow · microcirculation · collateral · shunt · bypass · redistribution · pooling
hypertension
Chronic elevated arterial pressure
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
heart disease · prevention · screening · fitness · exercise · diet · smoking · obesity · diabetes · medication
lymph
Interstitial body fluid
- lymph nodeImmune system filter
- lymphocyteImmune system white cell
- thymusLymphoid organ maturing T-cells
spleen · lymphatic vessels · drainage · lymphedema · tonsils · adenoids