The following is a list of vessels and structures that are associated with the heart. What is the correct order for the flow of blood entering from the systemic circulation?
1) right atrium
2) left atrium
3) right ventricle
4) left ventricle
5) venae cavae
6) aorta
7) pulmonary trunk
8) pulmonary veins
A) 1, 2, 7, 8, 3, 4, 6, 5
B) 1, 7, 3, 8, 2, 4, 6, 5
C) 5, 1, 3, 7, 8, 2, 4, 6
D) 5, 3, 1, 7, 8, 4, 2, 6
E) 5, 1, 3, 8, 7, 2, 4, 6

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The correct order starts with the venae cavae (5) bringing deoxygenated blood into the right atrium (1), then to the right ventricle (3), through the pulmonary trunk (7) to the lungs, back via the pulmonary veins (8) into the left atrium (2), then to the left ventricle (4), and finally out to the body through the aorta (6).

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