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Deoxygenated blood returns to the heart in the right atrium by the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. From the right atrium the blood flows through a valve and into the right ventricle. The ventricle ejects the deoxygenated blood into the lungs by the pulmonary artery (only artery in the body carrying deoxygenated blood). Once the blood is in the lungs, it is distributed to capillary beds which allow very large surface area for deoxygenated blood to become oxygenated from the air we inhale (side note: only about 30% of atmospheric air is oxygen - the rest is mostly nitrogen). as the blood becomes freshly oxygenated it also releases carbon dioxide (metabolic by product) which you exhale. the oxygenated blood returns to the left atrium of the heart by the pulmonary vein (only vein to carry oxygenated blood). from the left atrium the blood passes through a valve and into the stronger of the two ventricles - the left ventricle. the left ventricle then forcefully ejects oxygenated blood out to the body by the aorta.
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∙ 15y agoBlood flows from the RIGHT VENTRICLE of the heart through the pulmonary artery and into the lung, where it picks up oxygen, and releases carbon dioxide.
The blood then returns to LEFT ATRIUM of the heart through the pulmonary vein (the only vein in the body to carry OXYGENATED blood). It then passes down into the LEFT VENTRICLE where it is pumped into the AORTA and continues to the rest of the body.
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∙ 11y agoThe pulmonary circulation carries the blood to and from the lungs. In the heart, the blood flows from the right atrium into the right ventricle; the tricuspid valve prevents backflow from ventricles to atria. The right ventricle contracts to force blood into the lungs through the pulmonary arteries. In the lungs oxygen is picked up and carbon dioxide eliminated, and the oxygenated blood returns to the heart via the pulmonary veins, thus completing the circuit. In pulmonary circulation, the arteries carry oxygen-poor blood, and the veins bear oxygen-rich blood.
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∙ 15y agoVena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary circulation, left atrium, left ventricle, back to the systemic circulation.
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What organ in the heart where pulmonary circulation is started?
Your right side of the heart pumps blood in the pulmonary circulation. The pulmonary circulation should start from the origin of the pulmonary aorta.
What is the Circulation between heart and heart?
Is called pulmonary circulation .
What part of pulmonary circulation is systemic part of the path of blood through the heart is pulmonary?
Pulmonary circulation is the exchange of blood between the heart and the lungs. Systemic circulation is the the exchange of blood between the heart and the body overall
Pulmonary circulation is the flow of blood to and from the?
lungs
What are some of the names that the respiratory circulation is called?
The respiratory circulation is also referred to as the pulmonary circulation or the pulmonary system. It is responsible for the circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs, where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen.
What is another name for the circulation of blood from lungs to heart to body?
Pulmonary circulation Pulmonary circulation pulmonary circulation pulmonary circulation
What is the process by which blood moves between the heart and the lungs?
Pulmonary Circulation
Which of the two path is short the pulmonary circulation or the systemic circulation?
i think pulmonary circulation
What organ in the heart where pulmonary circulation is started?
Your right side of the heart pumps blood in the pulmonary circulation. The pulmonary circulation should start from the origin of the pulmonary aorta.
What are the two types of circulation of blood in the body?
Pulmonary and systemic
What is the circulation called when it travels from the heart to the lungs and back?
Pulmonary circulation is the movement of blood from the heart, to the lungs, and back.
Where does blood travel to and from pulmonary circulation?
after it is done with the pulmonary circulation it goes directly to the lungs
Where does pulmonary circulation begin?
the pulmonary circulation begins in the right atrium and ends at the aorta.
The arteries of the pulmonary circulation differ from those of the systemic circulation in that they carry?
The arteries of the pulmonary circulation differ from those of the systemic circulation in that they carry?
Is the pulmonary circulation a high pressure circulation?
No
Is the pulmonary artery a part of systemic circulation?
The blood circulation in the Lungs, called the pulmonary circulation, is COMPLETELY a part of the general, systemic circulation of Blood.
What is pulmonarycirculation?
Pulmonary circulation is the blood circulation between the heart and the lungs (pulmonary means "lungs").
