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Blood Vessels and Circulation
Pulmonary Blood Flow Through the Lungs
Description
Pulmonary blood flow moves blood between the heart and the lungs. This circuit carries deoxygenated blood away from the right side of the heart and returns oxygen-rich blood to the left side. It connects the respiratory and cardiovascular systems through a precise route.
The process starts when t...
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Transcript
The pulmonary circulation transports deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the alveoli within the lungs. After exchanging gases, the oxygen-rich blood is carried from the alveoli back to the left atrium of the heart.
This process starts with the pulmonary trunk emerging from the right ventricle carrying deoxygenated...
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