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"Pulmonary" nearly always refers to lungs.
De-oxygenated blood* circulates through the pulmonary artery, which comes off the left ventricle of the heart, through capillaries in the lungs to pick up oxygen, and returns through the pulmonary vein to the right atrium of the heart.
The lung tissue DOES have its own blood supply however, and that might also be what you would call "pulmonary circulation." This is accomplished through bronchial arteries and veins. (Arteries carry blood away from the heart, where veins carry blood to the heart.)
Given your question, it would be the easiest to say that pulmonary circulation is the flow of blood between the heart and the lungs.
*Which is NEVER blue, common misconception.
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Pulmonary circulation is the flow of blood to and from the?
lungs
What are the 3 primary cycles of blood in the human body?
The three primary cycles of blood in the human body are the pulmonary circulation, systemic circulation, and the portal circulation. Pulmonary circulation involves the flow of blood between the heart and the lungs, systemic circulation circulates blood throughout the body, while portal circulation carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver.
How does pulmonary circulation work?
It is the flow of CO2-carrying blood from the right side of the heart, to the lungs for oxygenation and back to the left side of the heart for distribution throughout the body.
How is the heart involved in pulmonary circulation?
Right side of the heart is involved in pulmonary circulation. This circulation is called, at times, as lesser circulation, as against the greater or systemic circulation. Blood that flows through the lesser and greater circulation is same in amount. But there is gross difference between the two. You have interstitial compartment in the systemic circulation. This is maintained through high blood pressure there. You do not have the same in pulmonary circulation. What you need here is simple blood flow, with out formation of the interstitial compartment. For that you have blood systolic blood pressure of about 25 mm of mercury. The blood pressure in the capillaries is about 15 mm of the mercury. The oncotic pressure of the blood proteins is about 22 mm of mercury. So very little fluid is leaked out to keep the alveoli wet. Some times in diseased condition more fluid is leaked out in the alveoli, to give rise to pulmonary oedema.
What are the different blood circulation and how does it flow?
The two main circulatory systems are the systemic circulation and the pulmonary circulation. In systemic circulation, oxygen-rich blood flows from the heart to the body's tissues and organs, while deoxygenated blood returns to the heart. In pulmonary circulation, blood is pumped from the heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen and release carbon dioxide. In systemic circulation, oxygen-rich blood leaves the heart through the aorta, travels through arteries to the body's tissues to deliver oxygen and nutrients, then returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart through veins. In pulmonary circulation, deoxygenated blood from the heart is carried to the lungs through the pulmonary arteries to pick up oxygen and release carbon dioxide, before returning oxygenated blood back to the heart through the pulmonary veins.
What does the pulmonary circulation flow between?
"Pulmonary" is a fancy word meaning "lungs", therefore pulmonary circulation is just the route that blood takes between the heart and lungs, and vice versa.
Pulmonary circulation is the flow of blood to and from the?
lungs
What flow of blood to and from the lungs?
pulmonary circulation
What are systemic and pulmonary circulation?
Systemic circulation is the flow of blood from the heart to all parts of the body and back to the heart, while pulmonary circulation is the flow of blood between the heart and the lungs. Systemic circulation delivers oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues, while pulmonary circulation is responsible for oxygenating the blood and removing carbon dioxide.
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)
Is pulmonary circulation is the flow of blood through the lungs?
Yes.
What is the systemic circulation from pulmonary circulation?
Systemic circulation is the part of the cardiovascular system that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body and returns oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart. Pulmonary circulation, on the other hand, is the circulation of blood between the heart and lungs, where blood picks up oxygen and releases carbon dioxide. Systemic circulation follows pulmonary circulation in the blood flow cycle.
What are the 3 primary cycles of blood in the human body?
The three primary cycles of blood in the human body are the pulmonary circulation, systemic circulation, and the portal circulation. Pulmonary circulation involves the flow of blood between the heart and the lungs, systemic circulation circulates blood throughout the body, while portal circulation carries blood from the digestive organs to the liver.
Contraction of the right ventricle causes?
blood to flow into the pulmonary circulation
Is the blood that your heart pumps to your stomach part of the pulmonary circulation loop and why?
No, the blood that your heart pumps to your stomach is not part of the pulmonary circulation loop; it is part of the systemic loop. The pulmonary circulatory loop only travels to the heart and lungs in a circuit, with no other organs included.
What is the flow of blood to the tissues of the heart?
coronary circulation
What is the circulation of blood to and from the lungs known as?
The flow of blood to and from the lungs is called pulmonary circulation.
