The right half of the heart pumps blood through the ____ circuit and the left half pumps blood through the ____ circuit.

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The right half of the heart pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs through the pulmonary circuit, while the left half pumps oxygenated blood throughout the body via the systemic circuit. Option A (systolic/diastolic) refers to phases of the cardiac cycle rather than circuits. Option B (coronary/pulmonary) does not accurately reflect the direction of circulation in the heart. Option E (systemic/coronary) includes the coronary circuit, which supplies the heart muscle with oxygenated blood, but the left half of the heart also pumps blood through the systemic circuit to other organs and tissues.

The Right Half of the Heart Pumps Blood Through the ____