pulmonary and systemic circuits
What pulmonary and systemic circuits means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Blood flows through these circuits in series, with blood passing through the heart twice for every complete circuit of the body.
A double circulation has a pulmonary circuit to the lungs and a systemic circuit to the body.
Topics that use pulmonary and systemic circuits
- Mass transport in animals (AQA A-Level)
- Transport in animals (OCR A-Level)
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