explain pulmonary circulation in double circulation.
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Pulmonary circulation is one of the two types of circulation (other systemic) which is related in the pathway between heart to lungs. Let me make it clear for you, Take heart as the starting point, the vessels which goes away from heart are known as arteries and the vessels which goes towards the heart are known as veins
Now this can happen in two ways
1.From heart to body/Systemic:
Artery-Oxygenated,
Vein-Deoxygenated
2.From heart to lungs/Pulmonary: Artery-Deoxygenated,
Vein- Oxygenated
(Just the opposite)
The circulatory system
Blood is pumped away from the heart at high pressure in arteries, and returns to the heart at low pressure in veins. The human circulatory system is a double circulatory system.
Double circulation
- The human circulatory system is a double circulatory system. It has two separate circuits and blood passes through the heart twice:
- the pulmonary circuit is between the heart and lungs
the systemic circuit is between the heart and the other organs
Pulmonary circulation is between the heart and the lungs. Deoxygenated blood enters the lungs via the pulmonary arteries and enters the heart via the pulmonary veins.Pulmonary circulation takes place between the heart and the lungs
Oxygenated blood enters heart via lungs, travels from heart via aorta to digestive system, upper body, lower body. Deoxygenated blood travels to lungs via the vena cava and pulmonary arteries.Systemic circulation takes place between the heart and other organs
Pulmonary circuit
The pulmonary circuit transports blood to the lungs. The blood is oxygenated there and then carried back to the heart. Gaseous exchange happens in the lungs:
carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the air in the alveoli
oxygen diffuses from the air in the alveoli into the blood, and is absorbed by haemoglobin in the red blood cells
Unlike other arteries and veins, the pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood and the pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood.
Systemic circuit
The systemic circuit transports blood around the body. It transports oxygen and nutrients to the body tissues, and carries away deoxygenated blood containing carbon dioxide and other waste materials.