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What structure is known as the functional unit of the cardiovascular system?
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Capillaries are referred to as the functional unit of the circulatory system.
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What is the functional unit of bone?
The osteon is the structural unit of compact bone. Haversian system is a microscopic, structural unit of compact bone also called the osteon. The osteons are arranged in multiple layers or rings called concentric lamella.
What is the functional unit of the nervous system?
The nervous system gathers information from the external environment, stores and processes it, and initiates the appropriate responses.__________________________________excuse me, i think he / she wasn't asking about what the nervous system is but what isThe functional unit of the nervous system is the neuron.
What is a portion of DNA that codes for a trait known as?
The portion of DNA that codes for a functional product is known as a gene.
Which structure is known as little nucleus?
The nucleolus.
What system carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells in the body?
There are many Organ System for Food and Oxygen. The Food Organs are the Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, Small Intestine, Large Intestine. The Air Passage Organs is in the Nose, Trachea, Lungs, Heart. This Topic is all about the Circulatory system, and the Digestive System
What is the cardiovascular system commonly known as?
circulatory system.
Who discover cardiovascular system?
William Harvey helped found the cardiovascular system. He was the first to provide a complete and comprehensive description of the entire system and its functions. He was known as the Father of Cardiovascular Medicine.
What organ system you responsible for the process of circulation?
The heart and the lungs, otherwise known as the cardiovascular system.
What are any other names for the circulatory system?
The circulatory system is also known as the cardio-vascular system.
What is our circulatory system?
The circulatory system, also known as the cardiovascular system, distributes blood and oxygen throughout the body.
The circulatory system is also known as the what?
The Blood vessels and arteries and the heart. Also common is the cardiovascular system.
Is the heart a major organ in the cardiovascular system?
The heart is a four chambered pump that forces blood around the circulatory system, also known as the cardiovascular system. Which rather makes the heart a major (and very important) organ.
The circulatory system is also known as?
Cardiovascular (translated loosely it means "heart tubes/pipes").
What body system would a cardiovascular disease affect?
Quite simply, cardiovascular diseases can affect every organ/system in the body. The cardiovascular system delivers blood, which carries oxygen, to all parts of the body, which is needed to keep the organ/system intact.
The functional unit of the liver is known as?
the hepatic lobule is the structural and functional unit of the liver. there are about 50,000 - 1,00,000 lobules in the liver. the lobule is a honey comb like structure and it is made up of liver cells called hepatocytes.
What are the structures that comprise a Haverson canal system?
Compact bone consists of a repeating structure called a Haversian system, or osteon, which is the primary anatomical and functional unit. Each osteon has concentric layers which are deposited around a central canal, also known as the Haversian canal, each containing a blood and nerve supply.
What is Information Systems Function?
Fis also known as functional information system may be described as a computer program system which process the daily informations such as tps{transaction processing system}
