pulmonary circulation
Medical term Routine Blood Collections
Blood flow from the right ventricle through the lungs, where it picks up oxygen, and back to the left atrium.
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- atriumAn upper heart chamber. The right one collects blood coming back from the body; the left one collects…
- ventricleOne of the two lower heart chambers: the right pumps blood to the lungs, the left to the rest of the body.
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