MEDICAL
HEART AND PERICARDIUM
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Question
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Which chamber pumps blood to the lungs?
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right atrium
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left atrium
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right ventricle
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left ventricle
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The right ventricle pumps the blood from the right atrium into the lungs to pick up oxygen and remove carbon dioxide. The left atrium receives blood from the lungs. This blood is rich in oxygen.
Detailed explanation-2: -When the right ventricle contracts, blood is forced through the pulmonary semilunar valve into the pulmonary artery. Then it travels to the lungs. In the lungs, the blood receives oxygen then leaves through the pulmonary veins. It returns to the heart and enters the left atrium.
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