Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding pulmonary circulation?

A) It carries oxygenated blood away from the heart.
B) It carries deoxygenated blood to the body.
C) It carries oxygenated blood away from the lungs.
D) It carries deoxygenated blood toward the heart.


C) It carries oxygenated blood away from the lungs.
Pulmonary circulation carries oxygenated blood away from the lungs and to the
heart. Systemic circulation carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body.
Deoxygenated blood comes back to the heart in systemic circulation.

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