Which chamber of the heart receives blood from the right pulmonary artery?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking which chamber of the heart receives blood from the right pulmonary artery, indicating a focus on the functionality and structure of the heart.
Answer
No chamber receives blood from the right pulmonary artery; right ventricle pumps blood to it.
The right ventricle is the chamber that pumps blood into the pulmonary arteries, but no chamber receives blood directly from the right pulmonary artery. Blood returns from the lungs to the left atrium via the pulmonary veins.
Answer for screen readers
The right ventricle is the chamber that pumps blood into the pulmonary arteries, but no chamber receives blood directly from the right pulmonary artery. Blood returns from the lungs to the left atrium via the pulmonary veins.
More Information
The pulmonary arteries take deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs, and the pulmonary veins return oxygenated blood to the left atrium.
Tips
Confusing the directions of blood flow between chambers and arteries or veins is a common mistake.
Sources
- Pulmonary Arteries: What They Are & What They Do - Cleveland Clinic - my.clevelandclinic.org
- Chambers of the Heart - Cleveland Clinic - my.clevelandclinic.org
