Question #66841
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1 - length
2 - changes to blood composition
3 - compartments of heart utilized
Explanation:
The pulmonary circulation pushes blood from the heart to lungs and back (short distance) - the systemic circulation moves blood from the heart to all extremities and back (much longer distance). The systemic circuit also splits in the aortic arch and returns via superior and inferior vena cava (subdivision of circuit to various body systems), making it a great deal more complex than the pulmonary.
Pulmonary circulation removes CO2 and increases O2 from the blood, systemic does the opposite, collecting CO2 from respiring tissues and delivering O2.
The pulmonary circuit utilizes the right ventricle (undersized) to push blood to the lungs, the systemic circuit utilizes the left ventricle (oversized) to push blood a greater distance to the rest of the body.
there are likely a good number of other differences you could use
