Is the blood in the left ventricle oxygenated or deoxygenated?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking whether the blood in the left ventricle of the heart is oxygenated or deoxygenated. To answer, we need to understand the function of the left ventricle in the circulatory system.
Answer
Oxygenated
The blood in the left ventricle is oxygenated.
Answer for screen readers
The blood in the left ventricle is oxygenated.
More Information
After being oxygenated in the lungs, blood travels to the left atrium and then to the left ventricle, from where it is pumped to the rest of the body.
Sources
- How Blood Flows Through the Heart & Body - Cleveland Clinic - my.clevelandclinic.org
- How the Heart Works - How Blood Flows through the Heart - NHLBI - nhlbi.nih.gov
- How the Heart Works: How Blood Flows, Parts of the Heart, and More - WebMD - webmd.com
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