heart, pulmonary circulation, pulmonary artery, capillaries, pulmonary veins, left atrium, intimacy, body language

Intimacy in the Pulmonary Circulation

The AiA rendering uses the implied microscopic capillary connections in the pulmonary circulation and gives the intimacy a human context. The pulmonary circulation consists of a pulmonary arterial system that receives deoxygenated (“blue”)  blood from the right side of the heart  and transports the blood to the lungs where it is oxygenated at the capillary level.  The pulmonary veins transport the oxygenated (“red”) blood back to the left atrium.  The artistic rendering  shows the delicate connections between the two circulations.

Description

The AiA rendering shows the intimate capillary connections of the pulmonary circulation. The art piece uses the implied microscopic capillary connections in the pulmonary vasculature and gives the intimacy a human context. The pulmonary circulation consists of a pulmonary arterial system that receives deoxygenated (“blue”)  blood from the right side of the heart  and transports the blood to the lungs where it is oxygenated at the capillary level.  The pulmonary veins transport the oxygenated (“red”) blood back to the left atrium.  The artistic rendering  shows the delicate connections between the two circulations.