THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

HEART AND PERICARDIUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the left side of the heart do?
A
The left side of the heart pumps blood through the lungs where it gets oxygen.
B
The left side of the heart receives the blood containing oxygen and pumps blood to the rest of the body.
C
The left side of the heart controls the muscles on the left side of the body,
D
The left side of the heart supplys our arms with bloo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The left atrium receives blood from the lungs. This blood is rich in oxygen. The left ventricle pumps the blood from the left atrium out to the body, supplying all organs with oxygen-rich blood.

Detailed explanation-2: -The right side of your heart receives oxygen-poor blood from your veins and pumps it to your lungs, where it picks up oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide. The left side of your heart receives oxygen-rich blood from your lungs and pumps it through your arteries to the rest of your body.

Detailed explanation-3: -The left atrium receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it through the mitral valve to the left ventricle. The left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich blood through the aortic valve out to the rest of the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -The left coronary artery delivers blood to the left side of your heart, including your left atrium and ventricle and the septum between the ventricles. The circumflex artery branches off from the left coronary artery to supply blood to part of the left ventricle.

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