AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

HUMAN CIRCULATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Type of circulation that refers to blood flow from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart again?
A
Systemic circulation
B
Renal circulation
C
Portal circulation
D
Pulmonary circulation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The pulmonary circulation is a short loop from the heart to the lungs and back again. The systemic circulation carries blood from the heart to all the other parts of the body and back again.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pulmonary circulation transports oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle to the lungs, where blood picks up a new blood supply. Then it returns the oxygen-rich blood to the left atrium.

Detailed explanation-3: -The blood vessels of the pulmonary circulation are the pulmonary arteries and the pulmonary veins. A separate circulatory circuit known as the bronchial circulation supplies oxygenated blood to the tissue of the larger airways of the lung.

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