Answer to Question #305284 in Human Anatomy and Physiology for Rookie

Question

Explain in detail how the digestive, circulatory, and respiratory systems are interrelated and work together to maintain the body's homeostasis.

Answer 1

your heart pumps blood through a complex network of blood vessels. When your blood circulates through your digestive system, for example, it picks up nutrients your body absorbed from your last meal. Your blood also carries oxygen inhaled by the lungs. Your circulatory system delivers oxygen and nutrients to the other cells of your body then picks up any waste products created by these cells, including carbon dioxide, and delivers these waste products to the kidneys and lungs for disposal. Meanwhile, the circulatory system carries hormones from the endocrine system, and the immune system’s white blood cells that fight off infection.