Physiology 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pulmonary Vein, Pulmonary Artery, Pulmonary Circulation
20 Jan 2018
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Homeostasis maintaining relatively constant conditions of the internal environment. A) transports oxygen and nutrients to the various tissues of the body: tissue needs oxygen and nutrients to make atp. D) transports and distributes hormones and other substances (e. g. clotting factors, antibodies) within the body. The components of the transport system include: a central pump the heart, a closed system of blood vessels, 2 circulatory systems separated by the heart, the fluid medium, "blood", through which various substances are transported. Pulmonary circulation blood vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs: pulmonary circulation and lungs provide for gas exchange between the atmosphere and blood, blood to lungs to pick up o2 and remove. Some co2 and back to heart: some, not all, co2 b/c there needs to be some in blood. The heart is excluded from both circulatory systems b/c the term circulatory system refers only to the blood vessels. Right atrium right ventricle pulmonary artery pulmonary capillaries.
