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The right ventricle pumps its blood into which circuit?
AThe pulmonary circuit
BThe systemic circuit
CThe coronary circuit
DThe portal circuit
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The pulmonary circuit
1. Deoxygenated systemic blood collects on the right side of the heart.
2. From the right ventricle it is pumped into the pulmonary circuit.
3. The blood in the pulmonary artery branches is low in oxygen on its way to the lungs.
_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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