circulatory

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MBA, co-author of the study and director of the UNC Durable Mechanical Circulatory Device Program at the UNC School of Medicine.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

Circulatory systems in animals show a distinct pattern of evolution—from none in sponges and jellyfish to open circulatory systems characteristic of insects to closed circulatory systems with hearts, valves, and vessels in vertebrates.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Figure 28.22 Neonatal Circulatory System A newborn’s circulatory system reconfigures immediately after birth.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Figure 28.17 Fetal Circulatory System The fetal circulatory system includes three shunts to divert blood from undeveloped and partially functioning organs, as well as blood supply to and from the placenta.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Circulatory System.—As in the other Arthropoda, the circulatory system in Crustacea is largely lacunar, the blood flowing in spaces or channels without definite walls.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various