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Which two great vessels bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart?*1 pointthe pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veinsthe superior and inferior vena cavaethe aorta and the pulmonary trunkthe aorta and the superior vena cavae

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Which two great vessels bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart?*1 pointthe pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veinsthe superior and inferior vena cavaethe aorta and the pulmonary trunkthe aorta and the superior vena cavae

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The two great vessels that bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart are the superior and inferior vena cavae.

Here's a step-by-step explanation:

  1. Deoxygenated blood, or blood that has circulated around the body and has had its oxygen used up, needs to return to the heart to be sent to the lungs for reoxygenation.

  2. This blood returns to the heart through two large veins known as the superior v

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Which of these vessels carries deoxygenated blood from the heart? a. the aorta  b. none of the above c. the pulmonary artery  d. the pulmonary vein

Great Vessels of the Heart The great vessels of the heart include the aorta and pulmonary trunk that carry blood away from the heart and the inferior vena cava, superior vena cava and pulmonary veins that carry blood to the heart. • superior vena cava: drains blood from the ______________________________________ (regions of body) to empty into the superior region of the __________________________; contains no valves; • inferior vena cava: drains blood from the __________________________________________ (regions of body) to empty into the inferior region of the __________________________; contains single valve at its terminal end called the Eustachian valve; • pulmonary veins: 4 in number (right and left pairs); carry blood from the right and left lungs to drain into the ___________________________ to complete the pulmonary circuit; coloured red in models since they carry oxygenated blood (the only veins to do so); do not contain valves; • pulmonary trunk: also referred to as the main pulmonary artery; terminally divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries; carries deoxygenated blood from the _____________________________ to the lungs; coloured blue in models since it carries deoxygenated blood (the only arteries to do so); origin of pulmonary blood circuit; • aorta: carries blood from the _____________________________ of the heart to most parts of the body; origin of systemic blood circuit. answers only

Deoxygenated blood returns to the heart via the:Group of answer choicesbronchial arteries.bronchial veins.alveolar veins.alveolar arteries.

Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?

The pulmonary veins: Question 23 options: brings oxygenated blood to the left atrium accepts blood from the left ventricle brings oxygenated blood to the right atrium brings deoxygenated blood to the left atrium brings oxygenated blood to the lungs

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