This document compares and contrasts the circulatory and respiratory systems. The circulatory system transports blood throughout the body, carrying nutrients, oxygen, waste, hormones, and blood cells. Its role is to nourish the body and maintain homeostasis. The respiratory system intakes and exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the body and environment. While distinct systems, the circulatory and respiratory systems are interdependent as the heart and lungs work together to oxygenate blood and remove carbon dioxide waste from cells.

1. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
CIRCULATORY AND
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

2. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

4. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
AN ORGAN SYSTEM THAT PERMITS BLOOD TO
CIRCULATE AND TRANSPORT NUTRIENTS, OXYGEN,
CARBON DIOXIDE, HORMONES, AND BLOOD CELLS TO
AND FROM CELLS IN THE BODY TO NOURISH IT AND
HELP TO FIGHT DISEASES, STABILIZE BODY
TEMPERATURE AND PH, AND TO MAINTAIN
HOMEOSTASIS.
ALSO CALLED THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

5. GOOD EXERCISES FOR THE
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
• WALKING AND JOGGING
WALKING AND JOGGING FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES THREE TO FIVE
TIMES PER WEEK CAN IMPROVE YOUR CIRCULATION, INCREASE YOUR
STAMINA, WARD OFF ACUTE AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND IMPROVE
YOUR MOOD. DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE, LEVEL OF FITNESS AND
MEDICAL CONDITION, WALKING CAN OFFER MODERATE TO INTENSE
AEROBIC EXERCISE.

6. • SWIMMING
SWIMMING USES THE LARGE MUSCLE GROUPS OF YOUR UPPER BODY
TO RAISE YOUR HEART RATE FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF TIME.
THIS TYPE OF AEROBIC EXERCISE CAN ADD VARIETY TO YOUR
ROUTINE AND IS IDEAL IF YOU HAVE JOINT PAIN OR A MEDICAL
CONDITION THAT PROHIBITS HIGHER-IMPACT EXERCISE. TO GET
THE MAXIMUM CIRCULATORY BENEFIT, SWIM FOR 30 TO 60 MINUTES
THREE TO FIVE TIMES PER WEEK.

7. • WEIGHTLIFTING
IN 2007, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND THE
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED UPDATED GUIDELINES
SPECIFICALLY INCORPORATING STRENGTH TRAINING AS PART OF A
CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS PROGRAM FOR HEALTHY ADULTS. THE
GUIDELINES RECOMMEND PERFORMING EIGHT TO 12 REPETITIONS
OF EIGHT TO 10 STRENGTH-TRAINING EXERCISES TWICE A WEEK.
STRENGTH TRAINING INCLUDES WEIGHTLIFTING, ISOMETRIC AND
OTHER TYPES OF RESISTANCE EXERCISES. LEARN PROPER TECHNIQUE
FROM A QUALIFIED FITNESS SPECIALIST BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT A
STRENGTH-TRAINING PROGRAM.

8. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

10. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
A BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM CONSISTING OF SPECIFIC
ORGANS AND STRUCTURES USED FOR THE PROCESS OF
RESPIRATION IN AN ORGANISM. THE RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM IS INVOLVED IN THE INTAKE AND EXCHANGE
OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE BETWEEN AN
ORGANISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
ALSO CALLED AS VENTILATORY SYSTEM

11. GOOD EXERCISES FOR THE
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
• WALKING AND JUMPING
• BREATHING EXERCISES
• YOGA BREATHING TECHNIQUES
• SWIMMING

12. SUMMARY
THESE ARE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. THE
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS THE SYSTEM OF OUR BODY THAT DEALS
WITH THE EXCHANGES OF GASES IN OUR BODY, SUCH AS OXYGEN
AND CARBON DIOXIDE (WASTE FROM OUR CELLS). THE
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DEALS WITH CIRCULATING BLOOD
THROUGHOUT OUR BODY. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH THESE ARE
TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, THEY ARE VITAL TO EACH OTHER. OUR
HEART (CIRCULATORY) AND OUR LUNGS (RESPIRATORY) ARE VITAL
TO EACH OTHER. THE BLOOD IN OUR BODY NEEDS OXYGEN TO
PRODUCE ENERGY. THE ONLY WAY TO OBTAIN SUCH IS THROUGH
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. ALSO, IT'S THE SAME WITH GETTING RID
OF WASTE IN OUR CELLS (CARBON DIOXIDE) BY BREATHING OUT. SO