The Car Connection BMW X6 Overview. The BMW X6 is a coupe-like four-door SUV. It shares much of the body and running gear with the BMW X5, with a slightly sharper focus on street manners versus off-road ability. The BMW X6 has few true rivals, due to its unusual combination of performance and design over utility.
The pulmonary artery transports blood from the heart to the lungs. While most major arteries branch off from the aorta, the main pulmonary artery extends from the right ventricle of the heart and branches into left and right pulmonary arteries. The left and right pulmonary arteries extend to the left lung and right lungs. The pulmonary arteries are unique in that unlike most arteries which carry oxygenated blood to other parts of the body, the pulmonary arteries carry de-oxygenated blood to the lungs. After picking up oxygen, the oxygen rich blood is returned to the heart via the pulmonary veins. 1 of 1.
From the right ventricle, the blood is pumped through the pulmonary semilunar valve into the pulmonary trunk. The pulmonary trunk carries blood to the lungs where it releases carbon dioxide and absorbs oxygen. The blood in the lungs returns to the heart through the pulmonary veins.he right side of the heart maintains pulmonary circulation to the nearby lungs while the left side of the heart pumps blood all the way to the extremities of the body in the systemic circulatory loop. Valves of the Heart. The heart functions by pumping blood both to the lungs and to the systems of the body.