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Ode to Circulation

July 14, 2024
By LucySteward PLATINUM, New York, New York
LucySteward PLATINUM, New York, New York
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The Circulatory System Song:


Chorus

This system spreads nutrients and oxygen

While removing waste like c02 and toxins

What organs make up the circulatory system

I’ll go ahead and list some


The blood, blood vessels, and the heart

Each one plays a very important part

For this system to work it takes more than one

Stick around to see how they get the job done


Verse 1

Let’s start 

With the heart

The heart is a strong, large muscle

It manages the body’s hustle and bustle

You could say it’s the leader of a nation

With such an important job 

 it has three types of circulation


Non-Oxygenated blood returns from the body to the heart

Flowing from the right atrium to the right ventricle, part to part 

The non-oxygenated blood flows through the pulmonary arteries to the lungs

When you breath in, the lungs replenish the blood with oxygen among-

The blood cells, but don’t forget

The process still isn’t done yet


The oxygenated blood flows from the lungs into the left atrium and, 

then to the left ventricle, and then out of the aorta  

The veins carry the blood throughout the body to support-the

blood tissues and cells, by lending a helping hand


Oxygen is dropped off to cells and tissues

Giving them the energy they need to continue

Along the way they pick up waste that’s dropped off at the kidneys

And they collect c02 that is breathed out of the lungs quickly


Chorus

This system spreads nutrients and oxygen

While removing waste like c02 and toxins

What organs make up the circulatory system

I’ll go ahead and list some


The blood, blood vessels, and the heart

Each one plays a very important part

For this system to work it takes more than one

Stick around to see how they get the job done


Verse 2

The circulatory system, also known as cardiovascular

Works every second with a large-task-for-sure 

Working all the time can become tiring

Here’s how to make sure your time left isn’t expiring


Exercise, eat healthy, and don’t smoke on a daily basis

This will help you maintain homeostasis

Homeostasis is when the body is healthy and stable

And every organ is working as best as it’s able to


This is the last section, the end

I hope thing song allowed your knowledge to extend

Thanks for listening along

To my circulatory system song


The author's comments:

Lucy Steward is a high school junior in New York City. Her works have been recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and appeared in the Authoethnographer, Humans of the World, Poet’s Choice, Sad Girl Diaries, and Teen Ink. A writer,  poet, and lover of history she is currently working on her first novel and is constantly slipping into fantasies that feel as real as the world around her. Lucy is also a classically trained pianist, a songwriter, and in a rock band. As anyone does, she loves a good night's sleep.


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