Interaction of Respiratory & Circulatory System.
Respiratory System.
In comparison to the circulatory system, the respiratory system is the system in the animal’s body which takes oxygen into the body and an exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place and it consists of the nasal passages, trachea, bronchi, lungs and pharynx. The respiratory system will take in oxygen to be converted into energy and expel carbon dioxide out.
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Circulatory System.
The circulatory system is the system in the animal’s body that circulates blood and lymph through the body and consists of the heart, blood vessels, lymph and the lymphatic vessels and glands.
The circulatory system will transport the oxygen around the animals body in the blood in order to be distributed for energy creation and will take the used energy also known as carbon dioxide back to the lungs to disposed of. Furthermore, the circulatory system will send blood through the lungs so it can be oxygenated and will also drop off the carbon dioxide at the same time. The new oxygenated blood will then be transported and sent back down to the heart, where it is pumped around the body distributing the oxygen evenly and picking up the carbon dioxide at the same time to be then brought back round to the lungs for disposal and the cycle will repeat itself again. |
During Exercise & Rest:
In terms of how these two systems interact during exercise and rest periods, while resting the animal’s body is barely moving, so clearly less oxygen will be used and required by the animal. This means that the breathing rate will decrease in order to reduce the oxygen intake and the heart rate of the animal will decrease also so the blood is pumped around the body at a slower pace in which will allow the body to use less or conserve more energy when it is needed in certain situation and in small amounts.
On the other hand, while the animal is exercising it will obviously mean that more oxygen will be needed around the body and this will lead to the breathing rate increasing in order for the respiratory system to provide more oxygen to the animal’s body. In combination with this, the heart rate will increase also to pump blood around the body quicker so the circulatory system can dispense the oxygen where it is needed around the body faster in order to keep up with the oxygen/energy being used during exercise.
To sum up, because the circulatory and respiratory system are working together and faster with each other, this will also mean that the carbon dioxide that is being produced will be expelled more rapidly so therefore both systems are working in unison and harmony to bring oxygen into the animals body and keep carbon dioxide out to keep up with the level of exercise of what the animal is doing whether it may be mild, moderate, hard or intensive exercise.
In terms of how these two systems interact during exercise and rest periods, while resting the animal’s body is barely moving, so clearly less oxygen will be used and required by the animal. This means that the breathing rate will decrease in order to reduce the oxygen intake and the heart rate of the animal will decrease also so the blood is pumped around the body at a slower pace in which will allow the body to use less or conserve more energy when it is needed in certain situation and in small amounts.
On the other hand, while the animal is exercising it will obviously mean that more oxygen will be needed around the body and this will lead to the breathing rate increasing in order for the respiratory system to provide more oxygen to the animal’s body. In combination with this, the heart rate will increase also to pump blood around the body quicker so the circulatory system can dispense the oxygen where it is needed around the body faster in order to keep up with the oxygen/energy being used during exercise.
To sum up, because the circulatory and respiratory system are working together and faster with each other, this will also mean that the carbon dioxide that is being produced will be expelled more rapidly so therefore both systems are working in unison and harmony to bring oxygen into the animals body and keep carbon dioxide out to keep up with the level of exercise of what the animal is doing whether it may be mild, moderate, hard or intensive exercise.