M8: Respiratory System Part 2
About This Book
1 Respiratory System Physiology (Function) of the Respiratory System Blood Supply The major function of the lungs is to perform gas exchange, which requires blood from the pulmonary circulation. - This blood supply contains deoxygenated blood and travels to the lungs where erythrocytes pick up oxygen to be transported to tissues throughout the body. - The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated, arterial blood to the alveoli. - The pulmonary artery branches multiple times as it follows the bronchi
| Category | health-sciences |
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| Subject | Medicine and Nursing, Medical and health informatics, Medical assistants / Physicians’ assistants, Medical study and revision guides and reference material |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 1 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |