The Right Atrium Receives Blood from All of the Following

Question

The right atrium receives blood from all of the following structures except the
A) coronary sinus.
B) superior vena cava.
C) inferior vena cava.
D) systemic circuit.
E) pulmonary veins.

Accepted Answer

The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium, not the right atrium. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, and coronary sinus.