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Volume 2 of the four-volume The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine presents the body systems that nourish, cleanse, and protect the body. These are the systems of cells and fluids and the structures that transport them throughout the body. Though distinct in their functions and purposes, these systems overlap and integrate with one another in inseparable ways. The Cardiovascular System Volume 2 opens with “The Cardiovascular System,” the structures and functions that carry blood throughout the body. An amazing pump— the heart—and miles of blood vessels—the arteries and veins—are the hallmarks of this system that mostly functions without conscious awareness save for the regular rhythm of the heartbeat | THE FACTS ON FILE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN FOUR VOLUMES VOLUME 2 An Amaranth Book Exacts On File An imprint of Infobase Publishing To your health The information presented in The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine is provided for research purposes only and is not intended to replace consultation with or diagnosis and treatment by medical doctors or other qualified experts. Readers who may be experiencing a condition or disease described herein should seek medical attention and not rely on the information found here as medical advice. The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine in Four Volumes Volume 2 Copyright 2007 by Amaranth Illuminare All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or by any information storage or retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact Facts On File Inc. An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Produced by Amaranth Illuminare PO Box 573 Port Townsend WA 98368 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Facts on File encyclopedia of health and medicine Amaranth Illuminare and Deborah S. Romaine. p. cm. An Amaranth book. Includes index. ISBN 0-8160-6063-0 hc alk. paper 1. Medicine Encyclopedias. 2. Health Encyclopedias. DNLM 1. Medicine Encyclopedias English. 2. Physiological Processes Encyclopedias English. WB 13 R842f 2006 I. Title Encyclopedia of health and medicine. II. Romaine Deborah S. 1956- III. Facts on File Inc. IV. Title. 2006 dc22 2005027679 Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses associations institutions or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at 212 967-8800 or 800 322-8755. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at http Text design and typesetting by