Blood Flowing Out of the Pulmonary Veins Flows into the ________

Question

Blood flowing out of the pulmonary veins flows into the ________ and then proceeds through the ________.
A)pulmonary trunk; right ventricle
B)right ventricle; pulmonary trunk
C)right atrium; tricuspid valve
D)left ventricle; aortic semilunar valve
E)left atrium; mitral valve

Accepted Answer

Blood flowing out of the pulmonary veins flows into the left atrium and then proceeds through the mitral valve into the left ventricle, as the pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart.