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What condition is indicated by the structural difference between systemic and pulmonary arteries?
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Where is the pulmonary artery located?
In the human heart, the pulmonary trunk (pulmonary artery or main pulmonary artery) begins at the base of the right ventricle. It is short and wide - approximately 5 cm (2 inches) in length and 3 cm (1.2 inches) in diameter. It then branches into two pulmonary arteries (left and right), which deliver deoxygenated blood to the corresponding lung.
Structural differences between arteries and veins?
Pulmonary Arteries lead from the heart to the lungs. Systemic arteries go everywhere else. Consequently, the pulmonary arteries are usually slightly smaller and thinner. There is also less of them.
What is another name for the circulation of blood from lungs to heart to body?
Pulmonary circulation Pulmonary circulation pulmonary circulation pulmonary circulation
Is pneumonia an adjective?
No. It is a noun, for a medical condition. The adjective form may be "pneumonic" (referring to pneumonia) or the general term pulmonary for non-pneumonia conditions of the lungs.
What is the artery leading into the lungs called?
The blood vessels that take oxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs are the pulmonary artery. It is part of the pulmonary circulation.
What are two structural differences between pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein?
one is vein one is artery
What is the difference between pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary sclerosis?
They are essentially the same.
What is the difference between COPD and pulmonary fibrosis?
what is the differencebetween copd and pulmonary fibrosis
What medical condition is indicated if lung sounds change from transitory rales that clear on coughing to persistent crackles?
Acute Pulmonary Edema is just one of the pulmonary diseases which could show symptoms of lung sounds that fade into coughing and crackling. Increased or persistent coughing can sometimes signal going from the acute to chronic stage.
What is the difference between pulmonary and alveolar ventilation?
nothing
What is the difference between pulmonary system and coronary system?
Coronary or cardio is blood flow. Pulmonary or respiratory is breathing.
What is pulmonary atresia?
Pulmonary atresia is a condition where the pulmonic heart valve fails to form, so the heart can't pump blood into the lungs.
A major difference in the circulatory system of amphibians is?
pulmonary veins
The condition called pulmonary edema is most likely the result of a failing?
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Difference of pulmonary arteries to ordinary arteries?
All arteries carry oxygenated blood except pulmonary artery. Pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs where it becomes oxygenated.
Is pneumonia consided a preexisting condition?
Yes, a pulmonary embolism can be considered a pre-existing condition. This would only be the case if you had been previously diagnosed with the condition.
In dawson' s creek what does jen die from?
She dies of a heart condition called pulmonary edema.
