Definition of «cardiovascular physiology»

Cardiovascular physiology refers to the study of how the heart and blood vessels function. It explores how the heart pumps blood, how the blood vessels carry nutrients and oxygen to the body's tissues, and how the blood circulates throughout the body. In simpler terms, it is the science of how our heart and blood vessels work together to keep our body running smoothly.

Sentences with «cardiovascular physiology»

Blood vessels express estrogen receptors, but their role in cardiovascular physiology is not well understood. (science.sciencemag.org)
By using diagnostics in combination with our expertise in cardiovascular physiology, we will provide you with an assessment as well as a treatment plan and follow up recommendations. (rmvccolorado.com)
YOGA: SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS Sirs: Regarding the discussion of yoga exercises, the issue raised by Joe David Brown (Yoga Comes West, SI, Jan. 25) and by B. K. Bagchi (19TH HOLE, Feb. 29) is a twofold one: first, whether it is a scientifically proved fact that yoga exercises exert a demonstrable effect upon the heart; second, if such an effect is demonstrable, what its physiological nature is in terms of accepted concepts of cardiovascular physiology. (si.com)
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