circulatory system

three independent systems that work together: cardiovascular, pulmonary and systemic
Thing anatomical_system_type Q11068
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Summary

circulatory system is an anatomical system type[1]. It draws 12,113 Wikipedia views per month (anatomical system type category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
  • Subclass of: organ system[4], particular anatomical entity[5]
  • Commons category: Cardiovascular system[6]
  • Said to be the same as: cardiovascular system[7]
  • Has part(s): blood[8], cardiovascular system[9], respiratory system[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Circulatory system[11]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The New Student's Reference Work[16], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17]
  • Topic has template: Template:Arteries and veins[18], Q6853167[19]
  • Has characteristic: blood circulation[20]
  • Has part(s) of the class: closed circulatory system[21], open circulatory system[22]
  • Development of anatomical structure: circulatory system development[23]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[24], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]

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Influence

Things named for circulatory system include Circulation[26], a scientific journal[27], in United States[28], founded in 1950[29].

Why It Matters

circulatory system has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include Circulation[26], a scientific journal[27], in United States[28], founded in 1950[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q36236 (mal)-Netha Hussain-രക്തചംക്രമണവ്യൂഹം.wav
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q36236 (mal)-Netha Hussain-രക്തചംക്രമണവ്യൂഹം.wav"
  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q297365
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q297365, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  3. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → cardiovascular-system
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: cardiovascular-system, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289922411|cardiovascular system (#289922411)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
  4. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000978-kardiovaskularni-system
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0000978-kardiovaskularni-system, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Said to be the same as → cardiovascular system
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Circulatory system
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 4568, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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