When oxygen deficient blood from the brain is returned to the heart, it takes the following respective path:
a. the inferior vena cava to the left atrium to the left ventricle to the pulmonary arteries
b. the superior vena cava to the right atrium to the right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries
c. the superior vena cava to the left atrium to the left ventricle to the pulmonary veins
d. the inferior vena cava to the right atrium to the right ventricle to the pulmonary veins
Answer: b. the superior vena cava to the right atrium to the right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries
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