
17.2D: Systemic and Pulmonary Circulation - Medicine LibreTexts
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 …
Human Circulatory Circuit: Systemic and Pulmonary
Aug 18, 2023 · In summary, the systemic circulation circuit begins from the left ventricle, travels consecutively as the aorta, arteries, capillaries, veins, and vena cava, and finally terminates …
Circulatory System: Pulmonary and Systemic Circuits - ThoughtCo
May 14, 2025 · The systemic circuit is the path of circulation between the heart and the rest of the body (excluding the lungs). After moving through the pulmonary circuit, oxygen-rich blood in …
Systemic circulation | Blood Vessels, Heart & Oxygenation
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 & Systemic Circulation | Circulatory Anatomy
In the systemic loop, oxygenated blood is pumped from the left ventricle of the heart through the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The blood moves from the aorta through the systemic …
How Your Circulatory System Works - Cleveland Clinic
Sep 4, 2024 · When blood gets oxygen from your lungs and brings it back to your heart, that’s your pulmonary circulation. Systemic circulation describes supplying oxygen-rich blood to your …
Systemic circuit Definition - Anatomy and Physiology II Key Term …
The systemic circuit is the part of the cardiovascular system that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body and returns oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.
Circulatory Pathways - SEER Training
The pump for the pulmonary circuit, which circulates blood through the lungs, is the right ventricle. The left ventricle is the pump for the systemic circuit, which provides the blood supply for the …
Circulatory system: Structure, function, parts, diseases | Kenhub
Sep 12, 2023 · The circulatory system is divided into two separate loops: The shorter pulmonary circuit that exchanges blood between the heart and the lungs for oxygenation; and the longer …
20.5 Circulatory Pathways - Anatomy and Physiology 2e | OpenStax
As you learn about the vessels of the systemic and pulmonary circuits, notice that many arteries and veins share the same names, parallel one another throughout the body, and are very …