MEDICAL
HEART AND PERICARDIUM
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Question
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What is the correct path through the circulatory system which describes the passage of a blood clot originating in the left leg?
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Vena cava
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Vena cava
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Vena cava
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Vena cava
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A blood clot in the left leg would first enter the venous system to drain back towards the heart, first encountering the vena cava. A clot would flow from the vena cava to the right atrium, to the right ventricle, to the lungs, left atrium, left ventricle and finally the aorta.
Detailed explanation-2: -Oxygen-poor blood returns from the body to the heart through the superior vena cava (SVC) and inferior vena cava (IVC), the two main veins that bring blood back to the heart. The oxygen-poor blood enters the right atrium (RA), or the right upper chamber of the heart.
Detailed explanation-3: -So, the correct answer is ‘Vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, pulmonary vein’.
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