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Left atrium receives oxygenated blood through

A

coronary artery

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B

aorta

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C

pulmonary artery

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D

pulmonary vein

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Solution

The correct option is D
pulmonary vein

Left atrium:
It is one of the four chambers of the heart.
Oxygenated blood:
Blood carrying oxygen
The correct answer is D:
Pulmonary vein:
It is the only vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
Veins carry deoxygenated blood except for this pulmonary vein.
Option A:
The coronary artery helps in supplying oxygenated blood to the myocardium from the left ventricle.
Option B:
Aorta carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the body.
Option C:
Pulmonary artery:
It contains deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.

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