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Respiratory System Career Specialties — Unit test

Question 14 • 26-27 Ignite Health Science Concepts - EL3602

What are the structures of the pulmonary circuit, and in what order does blood run through them?

Answer
A
right atrium and ventricle of the heart ® pulmonary veins ® lungs ® pulmonary artery
B
left atrium and ventricle of the heart ® pulmonary artery ® lungs ® pulmonary veins
C
right atrium and ventricle of the heart ® pulmonary artery ® lungs ® pulmonary veins
D
left atrium and ventricle of the heart ® pulmonary veins ® lungs ® pulmonary artery

Explanation

Blood in the pulmonary circuit leaves the right side of the heart, especially the right ventricle, through the pulmonary artery and travels to the lungs. After picking up oxygen, it returns through the pulmonary veins. Thus the sequence is the right atrium and ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, and pulmonary veins, as in choice C.

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