The patient is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization.A catheter is inserted into the femoral artery and threaded in a retrograde direction into the coronary arteries.Regarding the pathway of the catheter,it will be threaded through all the blood vessels except the

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The catheter, inserted into the femoral artery for a cardiac catheterization, follows the arterial system towards the heart, passing through the abdominal aorta, ascending aorta, and descending aorta. It does not travel through the venous system, such as the inferior vena cava, which returns deoxygenated blood to the heart.

The Patient Is Scheduled for a Cardiac Catheterization