Technology has created the artificial heart . Meet Doctor Joel Posner and learn about heart doctors . Learn about the blood vessels that wind throughout your body . Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart . Capillaries connect arteries to veins .
Veins carry waste products for removal .
The pulmonary system allows the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide . The circulatory system carries blood throughout the body . The coronary system moves blood through the heart . Systemic circulation delivers blood to all parts of the body . Learn about how you and your doctor monitor your heart .