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Dangerous Blood

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Watch this ScienCentral video about the dangers of blood transfusions. Blood transfusions can be a gift of life, but recent studies have revealed that transfusions may be a cause of heart attacks and deaths. Now researchers say they've figured out why banked blood can be bad and the have a solution.

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Human Atlas: How The Heart Works (2:14)

At the center of the circulatory system is the heart. This muscle, the size of a fist, keeps blood moving throughout the body. Learn more about the heart in this video.

Human Atlas: Conduction System (1:39)

Conduction system is the process that causes the heart muscles to expand and contract rhythmically. Learn more about the conduction system in this video.

Pumping Life: Cells and How the Body Works (1:58)

The human body is made of cells. All cells need nutrients and oxygen, and all produce waste.

Your Heart and Arteries (0:59)

Watch this video about your heart and arteries on HowStuffWorks. Scientists are searching for a gene that causes aneurysms, and what effect it may have on other areas of the heart. Learn about your heart in this video from ScienCentral.

Australian Girl Has Super Blood (1:41)

Transplant patients usually take anti-rejection drugs to stop their bodies from killing the new organ. Watch this Reuters video to see how Demi-Lee Brennan's "super blood" actually changed type, from O- to O+, to match her newly transplanted liver.

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Simply Science: Animal Systems for Transport (3:28)

Circulatory systems in animals carry oxygen and fuel to the cells. A closed circulatory system uses capillaries to transfer oxygen and fuel. Most vertebrates have a closed circulatory system, where most invertebrates have an open system.

Pumping Life: A Review of the Circulatory System (1:28)

This video reviews the basics of the circulatory system and reminds us how to keep our hearts healthy.

Pumping Life: Cells and How the Body Works (1:58)

The human body is made of cells. All cells need nutrients and oxygen, and all produce waste.

Pumping Life: The Heart and Circulatory System (1:12)

The circulatory system transports nutrients, gets rid of wastes and destroys harmful microorganisms.

The Circulatory System: Video Quiz (4:04)

This video presents questions about humans' circulatory system.

The Circulatory System: Summary (0:35)

This clip reviews information about humans' circulatory system.

The Circulatory System: Healthy (0:37)

You can help keep your circulatory system healthy by watching your diet and exercising.

Organ Systems: The Circulatory System (1:38)

The circulatory system allows blood to be transported throughout the body. The blood moves from the heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen, then back to the heart to be pumped throughout the body.

Digestive System: Circulatory Systems Role (0:37)

Structures in the small intestine absorb nutrients.