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Blood from the lungs returns to the heart through:
APulmonary artery
BVena cava
CAorta
DPulmonary vein
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Pulmonary vein
1. Oxygenated blood leaves the lungs via the PULMONARY VEIN to the left atrium.
2. The pulmonary ARTERY carries DEOXYGENATED blood from heart to lungs (the one exception to 'arteries = oxygenated').
3. Aorta sends oxygenated blood to the body. Vena cava brings deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Science Ch 5 §5.3.2 Human Circulatory System_
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