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From where does the blood get oxygen?

The blood gets oxygen from the lungs during the process of respiration. Oxygen is inhaled into the lungs, where it diffuses into the bloodstream via tiny air sacs called alveoli. This oxygenated blood is then pumped by the heart to the rest of the body.


What organ gets oxygen into the blood?

The lungs are responsible for taking in oxygen from the air we breathe and transferring it into the bloodstream. This occurs through the process of gas exchange in the lungs where oxygen moves into the blood vessels in exchange for carbon dioxide.


Where the blood gets oxygen from?

Blood gets oxygen from the lungs. Every time you breath, the oxygen you've inhaled goes into sacs in your lungs called alveoli. The oxygen is diffused into the blood and the blood diffuses carbon dioxide into the alveoli. The carbon dioxide is then exhaled


Where does get its oxygen?

the oxygen in your blood comes from the air you breath in . It goes in through your mouth into the lungs and the oxygen gets taken out from the lungs into the cappilaries.


Where in the body does the blood get oxygenated?

The body picks up oxygen through the lungs.


Where is the blood given oxygen?

the blood is given oxygen as it passes next to the alveoli in the lungs. The process by which the blood gets oxygen is called diffusion


What is the medical term meaning carries oxygen?

Oxygen is carried in the body by the blood which gets the oxygen in the lungs and this blood is called oxygenated blood


Does the heart get oxygen and nutrients from the blood flowing through it?

no. it gets it from the lungs


Where is oxygen when you breathe in?

Oxygen is in the air, and when you breathe in the oxygen gets into your lungs and is absorbed into the red blood cells.


Blood get pump from the ...... to the lungs to pick up oxygen?

Right ventricle. Blood gets pumped from the body to the lungs where it is oxygenated then returns to the heart where it is pumped to the the other organs that need oxygen, e.g. the brain.


Why does blood return to the lungs?

The blood that returns to the lungs is rich in Carbon Monoxide (CO). CO exits the blood via the lungs when it returns to the lungs, and Oxygen (C2O) will enter the blood. The blood then goes back to the heart and it gets pumped through the rest of the body.


When blood travels to the lungs what gets dropped off?

Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide.