circulatory system
Organ system that passes nutrients (such as amino acids and electrolytes), gases, hormones, blood cells, etc. to and from cells in the body to help fight diseases and help stabilize body temperature and pH to maintain homeostasis[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulatory_system ]
Term info
- CALOHA:TS-2103
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjzG5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- AAO:0000959
- VHOG:0001248
- Wikipedia:Circulatory_system
- FBbt:00005057
uberon_slim
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_6231
Anatomical system of ion binding, a pumping mechanism, and an efficient vascular system; consisting of the blood, heart, and blood and lymph vessels, respectively.[AAO]
We should divest ourselves of the view that earlier vertebrate groups were 'on their way' to becoming mammals, as clearly they were not such visionaries. Neither were their systems 'imperfect' as earlier anatomists thought. Instead, their circulatory systems served them well to address the ecological demands arising from their lifestyles.[well established][VHOG]
the cardiovascular system and the lymphatic system are parts of the circulatory system
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Circulatory_System_en.svg
systema cardiovasculare
uberon
UBERON:0001009
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_6073, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_147099, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_6157
Term relations
- anatomical system
- in taxon some (not Acoelomorpha)
- in taxon some (not Cnidaria)
- existence ends during some fully formed stage
- only in taxon some Bilateria
- in taxon some (not Platyhelminthes)
- capable of some circulatory system process