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qid 6168 · health
Question: Oxygenated blood is carried to the heart by which of the following structures?
- Brachial arteries
- Pulmonary arteries
- Femoral arteries
- Coronary arteries
- Superior vena cava
- Carotid arteries
- Aorta
- Pulmonary veins
- Inferior vena cava
- Jugular veins
Our answer: H. Pulmonary veins Source quote machine-checked (strict)
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Current source
OpenStax, Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Section 19.1 "Heart Anatomy"
https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/19-1-heart-anatomy
“the pulmonary veins—the only post-natal veins in the body that carry highly oxygenated blood”
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Earlier version (superseded)
https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology-2e/pages/19-1-heart-anatomy
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Earlier version (superseded)
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