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The lungs take in oxygen, this oxygen travels down to the alveoli (thin, permeable sacs), which are covered in blood vessels, and the oxygen travels into the blood due to a pressure difference and CO2 goes from the blood to the lungs to be exhaled. The body needs that oxygen for almost every system in the body.

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What is in blood that is being pumped from the heart to the lungs?

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What are the two types of blood that are in the heart?

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What organ converts blood from oxygen-rich to oxygen-poor?

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What happens after your right vertical pumps oxygen-poor blood from the heart?

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Do we have oxygen poor blood in your lungs?

no you have oxygen high blood.


What is blood before it goes to the lungs?

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What are the characteristics of blood pumped by right ventricle?

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What type of blood do the lungs receive?

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Why does blood circulate from the heart to the lungs?

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