ANATOMY
CHEST AND CARDIOVASCULAR
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Question
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Blood within the pulmonary veins returns to the ____
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left atrium
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left ventricle
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right atrium
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right ventricle
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Oxygen-rich blood flows from the lungs back into the left atrium (LA), or the left upper chamber of the heart, through four pulmonary veins. Oxygen-rich blood then flows through the mitral valve (MV) into the left ventricle (LV), or the left lower chamber.
Detailed explanation-2: -Normal anatomy consists of four pulmonary veins in number, two for each lung and opened individually into the left atrium. The right superior pulmonary vein drains blood from right superior and right middle lobes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The pulmonary veins bring oxygen-rich blood to the left atrium.
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