Combined with the cardiovascular system, the circulatory system helps to fight off disease, helps the body maintain a normal body temperature, and provides the right chemical balance to provide the bodyâs homeostasis, or state of balance among all its systems. The circulatory system consists of four major components: 1  The Heart: About the size of two adult hands held together, the heart rests near the center of the chest. 2  Thanks to consistent pumping, the heart keeps the circulatory system working at all times.
Confidence votes 11. Clint Eastwood has won five Academy Awards, twice as Best Director and as producer of the Best Picture (1992's Unforgiven and 2004's Million Dollar Baby) and he received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1995.
The Star Wars franchise has actually gathered nine Academy Awards in total. Most of them are technical, which is sadly to be expected for a blockbuster film. The six films have received even more nominations. Here is a quick breakdown of how every Star Wars movie did at the Academy Awards, and what we can expect this year for The Force Awakens.