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Name the components of circulatory system of human being.

Following are the components of circulatory system in human beings:

Blood: This is the fluid which transports nutrients, waste materials, hormones, gases like oxygen, carbondioxide etc.


Lymph: This is the fluid which transports nutrients, waste materials, hormones, gases like oxygen, carbondioxide etc.


Heart: It is an organ which takes deoxygenated blood from the complete body and pumps oxygenated blood to the complete body.


Lungs: Lungs also form a component of circulatory system as purification of blood takes place in lungs only.


Blood vessels: Blood vessels carry blood into them and transfer it to different organs. There are two types of blood vessels:


a) Arteries: They carry oxygenated blood from heart to different parts of body.


b) Veins: They carry deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body to the heart.


Lymphatic system: This lymphatic system is present all over the body and helps in transportation of lymph which helps in transportation of various things like nutrients, hormones, gases etc.


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