OCR GCSE Biology Practice Exam 2025 – Comprehensive All-in-One Guide to Exam Success

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Where does deoxygenated blood go after it leaves the body tissues?

To the lungs

After leaving the body tissues, deoxygenated blood returns to the heart via the vena cava and enters the right atrium. From there, the blood moves into the right ventricle, which pumps it to the lungs for oxygenation.

This process is essential because the lungs provide a site for gas exchange, allowing carbon dioxide to be released from the blood and oxygen to be absorbed. The correct answer identifies the destination of deoxygenated blood on its journey to become oxygenated again.

Other options refer to parts of the heart that are involved in different stages of the blood flow cycle: the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs, the left ventricle pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body, and the right ventricle is involved in sending blood to the lungs, but not directly as the initial pathway after it leaves body tissues.

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To the left atrium

To the right ventricle

To the left ventricle

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