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All of the blood from the [[Structure of the Heart - Anatomy & Physiology#Right Ventricle|Right Ventricle]] flows through the capillary network which surrounds the alveoli. Another set of pulmonary capillaries recieve small amounts of arterial blood from the [[Structure of the Heart - Anatomy & Physiology#Left Ventricle|Left Ventricle]], via the Bronchial Arteries. These capillaries provide oxygen and nutrients to the [[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|lung] tissue.
All of the blood from the [[Structure of the Heart - Anatomy & Physiology#Right Ventricle|Right Ventricle]] flows through the capillary network which surrounds the alveoli. Another set of pulmonary capillaries recieve small amounts of arterial blood from the [[Structure of the Heart - Anatomy & Physiology#Left Ventricle|Left Ventricle]], via the Bronchial Arteries. These capillaries provide oxygen and nutrients to the [[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|lung] tissue.
==Function==
==Function==
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*Gas exchange occurs between the air within the alveoli, and the pulmonary capillaries occurs by ''diffusion''.
*Gas moves from a region of high partial pressure to a region of low partial pressure.
==Vasculature==
==Vasculature==