Answer:
Systemic
Explanation:
The major or systemic circulation is the circuit or path that the blood makes from the heart to the body and back to the heart, while the minor or pulmonary circulation is the circuit that makes the blood from the heart to the lungs and then to the heart .
In the major circulation, blood travels through the arteries and arterioles, until they reach the capillaries, where they release oxygen and capture carbon dioxide from the tissues. Then the capillaries are grouped in venules and continue in the main veins until they reach the right atrium.
Characteristics of the major circulation
- Of the total blood volume of the human body represents 84%, distributed 64% in the veins and 13% in the arteries.
- It begins with the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart after it receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium (atrium) and directs it to the aorta.
- It culminates with the arrival of deoxygenated venous blood to the right atrium through the superior vena cava and inferior cava veins.
