A 60-year-old woman receives a coronary angiogram following a myocardial infarction in order to evaluate the condition of her coronary circulation. Most blood draining from the heart wall (myocardium) will return to the heart through which of the following structures? O Coronary sinus O Superior vena cava Ascending aorta Pulmonary veins O Inferior vena cava

A 60-year-old woman receives a coronary angiogram following a myocardial infarction in order to evaluate the condition of her coronary circulation. Most blood draining from the heart wall (myocardium) will return to the heart through which of the following structures? O Coronary sinus O Superior vena cava Ascending aorta Pulmonary veins O Inferior vena cava

Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781285866932

Author:Lauralee Sherwood

Publisher:Lauralee Sherwood

Chapter9: Cardiac Physiology

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12RE

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