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The blood returning to the heart after delivering its load of oxygen is deoxygenated, but it is still carrying 75% of its full capacity. When this deoxygentated blood is pumped to the lungs and into the pulmonary capillaries, it meets oxygen rich air that has been inhaled. And, in tiny sacks called alveoli, the gas exchange occurs where carbon-dioxide is diffused into the air in the alveoli, and the oxygen is replenished back to 100% capacity so it can be pumped throughout the body tissues.
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The movement of oxygen from the lung into the pulmonary capillaries is by?
diffusion
What is the site at which oxygen enters the pulmonary blood?
Oxygen enters the pulmonary blood in the capillaries of the alveoli -- the air sacs of the lungs.
What happens to the blood as it passes through the pulmonary capillaries?
There is an exchange with oxygen, nutrients, and carbon dioxide and water vapor.
What gas leaves the blood in pulmonary capillaries and enters the alveoli?
carbon dioxide
What is the exchange of oxygen an carbon dixoide through the cell membrain an capillaries?
This process, from the alveoli in the lungs, to the pulmonary capillaries, is generally termed "respiration".
How does oxygen-rich blood travel from the heart to capillaries around the body?
through pulmonary veins
Do capillaries transfer waste filled blood from tissues into the pulmonary circulation?
The Capillaries transfers waste filled blood from the tissues into the Pulmonary circulation.capillariesTiny blood vessels that pass food and oxygen to cells and receive waste from cells.
When the oxygen goes into the bloodstream it goes into arteries veins or capillaries?
Oxygen moves into the lungs to the alveoli in the lungs into capillaries into pulmonary veins to the heart then to arteries that go through the rest of the body.
Do arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to capillaries?
Systemic Arteries carry oxygen rich blood (also called oxygenated blood). Pulmonary Arteries carry oxygen poor (deoxygenated) blood
What happens to the blood inside the pulmonary capillaries?
Gasses are exchanged (CO2 is lost & O2 is gained).
Diffusion gradient for oxygen between the alveoli and the pulmonary capillaries?
The diffusion gradient for oxygen between the alveoli and the pulmonary capillaries is driven by the difference in partial pressures of oxygen (pO2) in these two compartments. In the alveoli, the pO2 is higher due to fresh air being inhaled, while in the pulmonary capillaries, the pO2 is lower because oxygen has been utilized by the body's tissues. This gradient facilitates the passive diffusion of oxygen from the alveoli into the blood, allowing for efficient gas exchange and oxygenation of the blood. The process continues until equilibrium is reached, ensuring that oxygen is delivered to tissues throughout the body.
What are the parts of pulmonary circulation?
Starting from the right atrium, blood flows into the right ventricle then into the pulmonary arteries. The blood branches throughout the pulmonary trunk and down to the level of the pulmonary capillaries. At this level carbon dioxide dissolves out of the blood and the erythrocytes (red blood cells) pick up oxygen. The blood is collected in the pulmonary veins and taken back to the left atrium for distribution throughout the body.
