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Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs when it passes through the alveoli, tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs. Oxygen from the air we breathe enters the blood in the lungs and is then carried throughout the body by red blood cells.

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Where does blood pick up oxygen from before it is pumped to the rest of the body?

The lungs


What is a job of a blood cell?

The job of a blood cell is to pick up oxygen from the lungs and carrying oxygen to the other cells in the body.


What chamber of the heart give the body oxygen?

the heart does not give the body it's oxygen it is the lungs. The heart is used to pump the blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen and then to pump the blood throughout the body and add oxygen to the blood cells.


What pick up in the lungs by the blood?

The blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and gives it to all the organs in the body that needs it.


Where does blood pick up this oxygen?

Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs when it diffuses across the thin walls of the alveoli into the bloodstream. This oxygen is then carried by red blood cells to tissues throughout the body.


Where does the blood with no oxygen go?

Back to the lungs to pick up more oxygen so it can continue in a cycle to fuel the body.


What is the right side of your heart?

It's the side that receives blood from your body and sends blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen.


After blood releases oxygen to the cells of the body the blood becomes?

After blood releases oxygen to the cells of the body the blood becomes deoxygenized. It then travels back to the heart to get more oxygen.


How do blood circulates oxygen and nutrients throughout the body?

Oxygen and nutrients are carried by red blood cells in the bloodstream. The heart pumps oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the rest of the body, where cells absorb oxygen and nutrients from the blood. The deoxygenated blood then returns to the heart and lungs to pick up more oxygen.


What red blood cell pick up in the lung?

Red blood cells pick up oxygen and deposit carbon dioxide at the lungs


Do blood pick up oxygen?

Yes, blood picks up oxygen from the lungs through a process called oxygenation where red blood cells bind to oxygen molecules. This oxygenated blood is then transported to the body tissues where it is used for cellular respiration.


Which chambers of the heart cointain blood low in oxygen?

The right atrium and right ventricle of the heart contain blood low in oxygen. This blood returns from the body and is then pumped to the lungs in order to pick up oxygen.