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Blood leaving the liver can reach the lungs only via the right heart. It travels for the liver through the hepatic [liver] vein to the vena cava [the main vein carrying blood leaving the body], into the right heart [first the right atrium, then the right ventricle], and then through the pulmonary [lung] artery to the lungs .
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∙ 12y agoThere isn't a specific blood vessel that runs from the liver directly to the heart. There are a group of hepatic veins that drain blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava.
There is a specific blood vessel associated with the liver, called the hepatic portal vein (or just portal vein), but it doesn't run from the liver to the heart. It drains blood from the lower GI tract and, unlike other veins, does not go more or less directly to a series of larger veins leading to the heart, but instead carries blood to the liver. The purpose of the hepatic vein is to give the liver "first shot" at taking care of any toxins consumed in food before they get mixed in to the general blood supply.
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∙ 13y agoFrom the Pulmonary arteries to the Pulmonary veins.
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∙ 15y agothe heart pumps blood to the lungs.
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What gives the lungs its excellent blood supply?
the heart and the lungs also have a high demand for blood
What organs supply blood with oxygen in mammals?
the lungs supply the blood with oxygen, within the lungs there are alveoli which have a very thin membrane which allows oxygen to pass into the capillaries that run into the lungs hope i helped
Does the pulmonary circulatory system supply blood to the lungs?
yes
What supplies the nutrient blood supply to the lungs?
Pulomonary vein
Why does blood return to the lungs?
The blood that returns to the lungs is rich in Carbon Monoxide (CO). CO exits the blood via the lungs when it returns to the lungs, and Oxygen (C2O) will enter the blood. The blood then goes back to the heart and it gets pumped through the rest of the body.
To what organs does the systemic circulatory system NOT supply blood?
None (even the lungs get some systemic blood).
Artery that sipplies blood to the lungs are what?
The bronchial arteries supply oxygenated blood to the lungs. The bronchial arteries branch off of the aorta, which is the main artery in the body.
Why lungs need a good blood supply?
Lungs are an important part of the respiratory system in our body and it is because of lungs that we can burn the energy in our bodies. The oxygen and carbon dioxide in lungs is carried in or out of them with the help of blood vessels. This means that the blood vessels carry the oxygen to the body from the lungs and the carbon dioxide do the opposite thing. The red blood cells present in blood carry these respiratory gases and if there is inadequate blood supply to the lungs then the gases will not be absorbed properly. If the absorption of gases is faulty then the body will be deprived of the ability to burn energy, ultimately life.
Why are the lungs pinkish red?
Lungs are pink in color because they are full of oxygen rich blood. Oxygen poor blood, on the other hand, has blue color to it.
Which vessels supply the heart with oxygen-rich blood?
The pulmonary veins carries oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the heart.
Why is the left muscle of your heart the thickest?
it has to supply blood to whole body as compared to right which passes blood to lungs only
How does the blood supply oxygen to its own cells?
The blood passes through the lungs of the body picking up blood and brings it to all the individual cells.
