Sunday, June 28, 2015

2.2.5

Outline the relationship between the pulmonary and systemic circulation.


Pulmonary circulation is the portion of the cardiovascular system, which carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood back to the heart. The term is contrasted with systemic circulation.

Systemic circulation is the portion of the cardiovascular system, which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart. The term is contrasted with pulmonary circulation.

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