ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY OF THE HEART

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The circuit that delivers blood to the body is called
A
pulmonary
B
systemic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The systemic circulation provides the functional blood supply to all body tissue. It carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells and picks up carbon dioxide and waste products. Systemic circulation carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle, through the arteries, to the capillaries in the tissues of the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -systemic circulation, in physiology, the circuit of vessels supplying oxygenated blood to and returning deoxygenated blood from the tissues of the body, as distinguished from the pulmonary circulation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cardiovascular system is composed of two circulatory paths: pulmonary circulation, the circuit through the lungs where blood is oxygenated, and systemic circulation, the circuit through the rest of the body to provide oxygenated blood.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main blood vessels which help in the formation of systemic circulation include the arteries, veins, and capillaries. In this circulation, the blood is transported from the left ventricle that possesses the deoxygenated blood and the veins carry the deoxygenated blood back to the heart to the right atrium.

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