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- From the right atrium, blood moves into the right ventricle, which pumps it to the lungs for gas exchange. This system of vessels is referred to as the pulmonary circuit.
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Oct 30, 2023 · The pulmonary circulation pumps blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation and back to the heart. Learn about its anatomy and function at Kenhub!
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Sep 19, 2022 · Pulmonary circulation is the system of transportation that shunts de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs to be re-saturated with oxygen before being dispersed into the systemic circulation. Deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body enters the heart from the inferior vena cava.
- Lydia C. Boyette, Bracken Burns
- East Tennessee State University (ETSU)
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May 1, 2023 · The pulmonary circulation has many essential functions. Its primary function involves the exchange of gases across the alveolar membrane which ultimately supplies oxygenated blood to the rest of the body and eliminates carbon dioxide from the circulation.
- Vardhmaan Jain, Stephen Bordes, Abhishek Bhardwaj
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- 2018
Figure 20.5.2 – Pulmonary Circuit: Blood exiting from the right ventricle flows into the pulmonary trunk, which bifurcates into the two pulmonary arteries. These vessels branch to supply blood to the pulmonary capillaries, where gas exchange occurs within the lung alveoli.
- Lindsay M. Biga, Sierra Dawson, Amy Harwell, Robin Hopkins, Joel Kaufmann, Mike LeMaster, Philip Mat...
- 2019
The pulmonary circulation accommodates the entire cardiac output, maintaining high blood flow at low intravascular arterial pressure. As compared with the systemic circulation, pulmonary arteries have thinner walls with much less vascular smooth muscle and a relative lack of basal tone.
Pulmonary circulation facilitates the process of external respiration: Deoxygenated blood flows into the lungs. It absorbs oxygen from tiny air sacs (the alveoli) and releases carbon dioxide to be exhaled.
This book provides an easy to read and critical discussion of pathologic and physiologic aspects of the human pulmonary circulation. It should be of interest to medical students, graduate students in pulmonary physiology or pathology, and practicing physicians.
