Pulmocutaneous circulation
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Pulmocutaneous circulation is part of the amphibian
circulatory system
. It is responsible for directing blood to the skin and lungs. Blood flows from the ventricle
into an artery called the conus arteriosus
and from there into either the left or right truncus arteriosus
. They in turn each split the ventricle's output into the pulmocutaneous circuit and the systemic circuit.
Amphibian
Amphibians , are a class of vertebrate animals including animals such as toads, frogs, caecilians, and salamanders. They are characterized as non-amniote ectothermic tetrapods...
circulatory system
Circulatory system
The circulatory system is an organ system that passes nutrients , gases, hormones, blood cells, etc...
. It is responsible for directing blood to the skin and lungs. Blood flows from the ventricle
Ventricle (heart)
In the heart, a ventricle is one of two large chambers that collect and expel blood received from an atrium towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs. The Atria primes the Pump...
into an artery called the conus arteriosus
Conus arteriosus
The conus arteriosus is a conical pouch formed from the upper and left angle of the right ventricle in the chordate heart, from which the pulmonary trunk arises....
and from there into either the left or right truncus arteriosus
Truncus arteriosus
Truncus arteriosus may refer to:*Persistent truncus arteriosus, a rare congenital heart disease*Truncus arteriosus , part of an embryo's developing circulatory system...
. They in turn each split the ventricle's output into the pulmocutaneous circuit and the systemic circuit.