Question

select the correct answer
which path describes the movement of oxygenated blood leaving the heart? use the standard image of the heart to guide you.
a. left atrium → left ventricle → aorta
b. left ventricle → left atrium → pulmonary artery
c. right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery
d. right ventricle → right atrium → aorta

Explanation:

Oxygenated blood returns to the left atrium, moves to the left ventricle, then exits via the aorta to the body. This matches option A. Other options have incorrect chamber order or vessels (e.g., pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood).

Answer:

A. left atrium -- left ventricle -- aorta