Pulmonary and Systemic Circulation

Question 1

What type circulation takes place on the right side of the heart

Answer 1

Pulmonary Circulation (Deoxygenated blood)

Question 2

What type of circulation takes place on the left side of the heart

Answer 2

Systemic Circulation (Oxygenated blood)

Question 3

What is pulmonary circulation

Answer 3

Movement of blood between heart and lungs
Transports deoxygenated blood to the lungs to absorb oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
The oxygenated blood then flows back to the heart

Question 4

What is systemic circulation

Answer 4

Movement of blood between heart and rest of body
Carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells and picks up carbon dioxide and waste products
Carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle through the arteries to the capillaries in the tissues of the body

Question 5

How does the heart get its own supply of blood

Answer 5

Coronary circulation

Question 6

What is coronary circulation

Answer 6

Coronary arteries deliver oxygenated blood from the aorta to the heart