Question

What is the difference between pulmonary circulation and systemic circulation?

Answer 1

Pulmonary circulation	Systemic circulation
(i) This involves circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs.	(i) This involves circulation of blood between the heart and body organs (except lungs).
(ii) It is the function of the right side of the heart.	(ii) It is the function of the left side of the heart.
(iii) It carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs to receive oxygen.	(iii) It carries oxygenated blood to the body organs.
(iv) It begins on the rightventricle and ends on left auricle.	(iv) It starts at left ventricle and ends at the right auricle.
(v) It returns oxygenated blood back to the heart.	(v) It returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
(vi) Blood flows as: Right ventricle     ↓ Deoxygenated blood Lungs    ↓ oxygenated blood Left auricle	(vi) Blood flows as: left ventricle      ↓  oxygenated blood Body organs   ↓  Deoxygenated blood Right auricle