The chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood returning from the body is the

right ventricle
left ventricle
left atrium
right atrium


right atrium

Rationale: The right ventricle receives blood from the right atrium; the left ventricle receives blood from the left atrium; the right atrium receives blood from the vena cavae; the vena cavae routes deoxygenated blood from the circulatory system back through the heart.

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