Enlightened witnesses can be those who themselves have risen from the depths. Individuals who have overcome great odds and great adversity. Sometimes this is the very thing required to create lasting empathy and feeling. For when we identify, we can extend ourselves that much more.
The Cardiovascular system links all the parts of our body and consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. The Cardiovascular system carries needed substances to cells and carries waste products away from cells.
CARDIOVASCULAR AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY REVIEW. The cardiovascular system is composed of the heart and blood vessels. The heart pumps blood through blood vessels in a closed system. Arteries carry blood from the heart to capillaries in the body tissues, whereas veins carry blood back to the heart. The heart and blood vessels function to transport oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells and to remove waste products and carbon dioxide from cells.