What is the correct path through the circulatory system which describes the passage of blood originating in the left leg? Vena cava → left atrium → right atrium → lungs → left ventricle → right ventricle → aorta Vena cava → left atrium → left ventricle → lungs → right atrium → right ventricle → aorta Vena cava → right atrium → left atrium → lungs → right ventricle → left ventricle → aorta Vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → aorta

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What is the correct path through the circulatory system which describes the passage of blood originating in the left leg?

  1. Vena cava → left atrium → right atrium → lungs → left ventricle → right ventricle → aorta
  2. Vena cava → left atrium → left ventricle → lungs → right atrium → right ventricle → aorta
  3. Vena cava → right atrium → left atrium → lungs → right ventricle → left ventricle → aorta
  4. Vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → left atrium → left ventricle → aorta
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