alleryStart learning →The systemic circuit delivers oxygenated blood to which destination?
AOnly the heart muscle
BVirtually all body tissues
CThe lungs by themselves
DJust the brain and liver
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Virtually all body tissues
1. After the lungs oxygenate the blood, it returns to the left side of the heart.
2. The systemic circuit then transports that oxygenated blood to virtually all of the tissues of the body.
3. It also returns relatively deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 19 "The Cardiovascular System: The Heart", section 19.1 Heart Anatomy_
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