Cardiovascular system consists of the following tissues and organs
The Circulatory system: arteries, veins, capillaries
To Carry blood between various parts of the body.
organ has a major artery supplying it with blood from the heart and a major vein
which returns it.
The pumping action of the heart
The Contraction of skeletal muscle (contraction of muscles squeezes veins
and increases the pressure of the blood
Inspiratory movements (Pressure of the thorax reduced when breathing in
this helps to draw blood back to the heart)
carry blood away from the heart
carry blood to the heart
connect arteries and veins (forming a network in the tissues)
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