PHYSIOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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Oxygenated blood returns to the heart by the ____
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pulmonary artery
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pulmonary vein
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superior vena cava
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aorta
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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: -The lung veins sometimes referred to as the pulmonary veins, are blood vessels that transfer freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atria of the heart.
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