12-08-2006, 07:08 AM
Which of the following statements regarding the pulmonary and bronchial circulations is true?
A. The pressure inside the pulmonary and bronchial arteries is usually similar.
B. Blood leaving the pulmonary and bronchial circulations enters the left atrium.
C. Both the pulmonary and bronchial arteries have a similar ratio of wall thickness to intraluminal diameter.
D. Both circulations supply oxygen to the conducting airways of the lungs.
A. The pressure inside the pulmonary and bronchial arteries is usually similar.
B. Blood leaving the pulmonary and bronchial circulations enters the left atrium.
C. Both the pulmonary and bronchial arteries have a similar ratio of wall thickness to intraluminal diameter.
D. Both circulations supply oxygen to the conducting airways of the lungs.