Assertion: atresia's blood | /r/CapableOf | return to the heart
Facets:
value: to flow into the pulmonary arteries
type: PURPOSE
value: from the lower body
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: through the inferior vena cava
type: MANNER
value: via the left atrium
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: In general, the surgeon creates a path for the blood that's returning to the heart (the inferior vena cava) to flow directly into the pulmonary arteries, which then transport the blood into the lungs.
text: In general, the surgeon creates a path for the blood that's returning to the heart (the inferior vena cava) to flow directly into the pulmonary arteries, which then transport the blood into the lungs.
text: This oxygen-rich blood then returns to the heart via the left atrium, passes into the left ventricle, and is pumped through the aorta out, supplying the rest of the body with oxygen.
text: However, oxygen-poor (blue) blood returning to the heart from the lower body through the inferior vena cava will still mix with oxygen-rich (red) blood in the left heart and travel to the body, so the child will remain mildly cyanotic.
text: This operation is often performed at about 2 to 3 years of age, and allows all the oxygen-poor (blue) blood returning to the heart to passively flow into the pulmonary artery, greatly improving the oxygenation of the blood.