What is the function of the pulmonary circulation?

Practice Questions

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What is the function of the pulmonary circulation?
  1. Deliver oxygenated blood to the body
  2. Transport deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  3. Supply blood to the heart muscle
  4. Regulate blood pressure

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the function of the pulmonary circulation?
  • Step 1: Understand that blood in our body can be oxygenated (rich in oxygen) or deoxygenated (low in oxygen).
  • Step 2: Recognize that deoxygenated blood is the blood that has delivered oxygen to the body's cells and is now returning to the heart.
  • Step 3: Identify that the pulmonary circulation is the pathway that this deoxygenated blood takes to get to the lungs.
  • Step 4: Know that in the lungs, the blood picks up oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.
  • Step 5: Realize that after the blood is oxygenated in the lungs, it returns to the heart to be pumped to the rest of the body.
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