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deoxygenated blood

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deoxygenated blood
Cardiology Blood with a low O2 saturation relative to blood leaving the lungs


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A post-mortem examination confirmed the baby had suffered an anomalous pulmonary venous connection, which meant oxygenated and deoxygenated blood were mixing.
Veins are blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood from the outer parts of the body back to the heart and lungs.
Two chambers send oxygen-rich blood to most of the body, and two move deoxygenated blood toward the lungs to be replenished.
 
 
 
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