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What body cavity is the ascending aorta found?
Ascending aorta, arch of aorta and the descending aorta are located in your thoracic cavity.
What is another name for the air sacs?
i think its called the ALVEOLI
What happens in the alveoli-?
Gaseous exchange takes place in the alveoli where carbon dioxide from the bloodstream diffuses into the air.
Is there more than one aorta in the human body?
No. Only one to a customer. One heart, one aorta.
What system does the aorta belong in?
The aorta is in the heart. It is a valve that sends bad blood away from the heart
What is the connection between the pulmonary artery and the aorta called?
ductus arteriosus
How is the aorta connected to the digestive system?
There is no direct connection. Both are closed systems.
Does oxygen enter the blood through the intestine?
Oxygen enters the body by travelling into the lungs, it then diffuses through the alveoli cell wall into the body's biggest artery, the aorta.
How does the oxygen in the alveoli get to the body cells?
Oxygen in the alveoli is picked up by hemoglobin in erythrocytes (red blood cells) in the capillaries of an alveolus. The erythrocytes then travel back to the heart through the pulmonary vein and gets pumped to the rest of the body through the left atrium, left ventricle, and the aorta.
What is largest artery in the pulmonary circulation?
aorta is main artery connection from the right ventricle which pump blood oxygen-rich through it and aorta will deleiver it to other body parts through its branches
What connects the respiratory and circulatory system?
Alveoli
What are the four principle divisions of the aorta?
ascending aorta arch of aorta thoracic aorta abdominal aeorta
What divides the aorta into a superior thoracic aorta and an inferior abdominal aorta?
The diaphragm divides the aorta into a superior thoracic aorta above the diaphragm and an inferior abdominal aorta below the diaphragm.
Congenital connection between the pulmonary artery and the aorta?
A congenital connection between the pulmonary artery and the aorta is known as a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). This condition can lead to abnormal blood flow between the two major blood vessels, causing symptoms such as shortness of breath, heart murmurs, and poor feeding. Treatment typically involves medication or surgery to close the connection and restore normal blood flow.
A congenital narrowing of the aorta is known as?
coarctation of the aorta
What is an abnormal aorta?
an aorta which is not normal ,it can be aneurysm coarctation aorta and etc....
What is the functional unit of lungs?
alveoli
