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Yes, the heart and lungs are connected through the circulatory system. The heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen and then pumps oxygen-rich blood back to the rest of the body.

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Does oxygen enter the blood in the heart?

maybe your question goes this way..."how does oxygen enter the blood from the lungs?"Two types of blood vessels carry blood throughout our bodies: The arteries carry oxygenated blood (blood that has received oxygen from the lungs) from the heart to the rest of the body. The blood then travels through the veins back to the heart and lungs, where it receives more oxygen.