Reviewing pathology for an exam on pulmonary vasculature, the nursing student states that blood enters the right side of the heart via the vena cavae,
then to the right atrium, right ventricle, and then which vessel carries the deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary system?
A)
Pulmonary capillaries
B)
Pulmonary artery
C)
Pulmonary vein
D)
Ductus arteriosus
Ans:
B
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Deoxygenated blood leaves the right heart through the pulmonary artery. Return of oxygenated blood to the heart occurs by way of the pulmonary vein, which empties into the left atrium.
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