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As oxygenated blood flows through the capillaries of the body, oxygen & nutrients diffuse from the blood into the body cells, & carbon dioxide & other wastes diffuse from the cells into the blood. The blood becomes deoxygenated. So I guess blood becomes deoxygenated in the capillaries of the body as it circulates.

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What are the three major circuits of blood flow?

Pulmonary circulation (between the heart and lungs) Systematic circulation (between the heart and the rest of the body) Coronary circulation (the heart's own blood supply/supply to cardiac tissue)


Do the veins carry deoxygenated blood?

No. (Not counting the pulmonary veins) the least "deoxygenated" blood is in the renal veins and the jugular. (Neither the brain nor the kidneys use up all the oxygen in their blood supply.) Blood flow to the skin is sometimes controlled by temperature - heat to be lost - and MAY be less desaturated.


How the Flow of blood and gas exchange?

The flow of blood in the body is facilitated by the pumping action of the heart, which carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the rest of the body and returns deoxygenated blood to the lungs for reoxygenation. Gas exchange occurs primarily in the alveoli of the lungs, where oxygen from the air diffuses into the bloodstream and carbon dioxide is released from the blood into the air to be exhaled.


What is the definition of deoxygenated blood?

Deoxygenated blood is blood that has low levels of oxygen and high levels of carbon dioxide. It is typically darker in color compared to oxygenated blood. Deoxygenated blood circulates through the body to deliver carbon dioxide to the lungs for removal.


Type of blood carried to the right side of the heart?

Deoxygenated blood is carried to the right side of the heart. This blood has returned from the body and is low in oxygen content, ready to be pumped to the lungs for oxygenation.

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What is the function of vena cava?

It brings deoxygenated blood to the heart.Return blood to the heart.


The blood flow goes from the right ventricle through the what?

Pulmonary artery-the only artery that has deoxygenated blood.


Does deoxygenated blook flow to the lungs from the heart via the pulmonary artery?

Yes, the pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs. The pulmonary vein carries blood back to the heart from the lungs.


Where does dexoygenated blood always flow into the heart first?

Deoxygenated blood flows into the right atrium first. From there, it moves to the right ventricle, and then the pulmonary circulation.


Does deoxygenated blood flow?

the heart is a double pump The heart pumps deoxigenated blood from the body through the heart and then through the lungs the back to the heart.


How does blood flow through major blood vessels in heart starting with deoxygenated blood returned from body?

it starts with the hear and enters the valve through the atrium


What type of blood flows through the heart?

Deoxygenated blood is in the systemic veins. The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood to the heart to be pumped to body tissues.


From Where does blood flow to the capillaries and where the blood flows further into?

the oxygenated blood flows from arteries to capillaries and after the exchange of material in capillaries and tissues it goes to vein and veins carries this deoxygenated blood to heart.


What is the flow of blood between the heart and lungs called?

The flow of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart is called the pulmonary circulation.The blood flowing from the heart to the lungs would be deoxygenated and blood flowing towards the heart from the lungs would be oxygenated.


Can an aretery carry deoxygenated blood?

Yes. The pulmonary and umbilical arteries carries deoxygenated blood.


Do veins carry oxygenated blood or deoxygenated blood?

Deoxygenated With the exception of the pulmonary vessels, veins carry deoxygenated blood; arteries carry oxygenated blood.


What are the three major circuits of blood flow?

Pulmonary circulation (between the heart and lungs) Systematic circulation (between the heart and the rest of the body) Coronary circulation (the heart's own blood supply/supply to cardiac tissue)