40: The Circulatory System Last updated Mar 6, 2021 Save as PDF 39.14: Transport of Gases in Human Bodily Fluids - Transport of Carbon Dioxide in the Blood 40.1: Overview of the Circulatory System - The Role of the Circulatory System Page ID12632 BoundlessBoundless ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) Topic hierarchy40.1: Overview of the Circulatory System - The Role of the Circulatory System40.2: Overview of the Circulatory System - Open and Closed Circulatory Systems40.3: Overview of the Circulatory System - Types of Circulatory Systems in Animals40.4: Components of the Blood - The Role of Blood in the Body40.5: Components of the Blood - Red Blood Cells40.6: Components of the Blood - White Blood Cells40.7: Components of the Blood - Platelets and Coagulation FactorsPlatelets and coagulation factors are instrumental in plugging damaged blood vessel walls and stopping blood loss.40.8: Components of the Blood - Plasma and Serum40.9: Mammalian Heart and Blood Vessels - Structures of the Heart40.10: Mammalian Heart and Blood Vessels - Arteries, Veins, and Capillaries40.11: Mammalian Heart and Blood Vessels - The Cardiac Cycle40.12: Blood Flow and Blood Pressure Regulation - Blood Flow Through the Body40.13: Blood Flow and Blood Pressure Regulation - Blood Pressure