The term mixed venous blood refers to_____________________.
A)a mixture of arterial and venous blood
B)a mixture of blood from the right and left atria
C)an average of venous blood from the entire body
D)an average of both venous and arterial blood

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Mixed venous blood refers to blood that has already circulated through the body and been depleted of oxygen and nutrients, so it is an average of venous blood from the entire body. It is obtained by sampling blood from the pulmonary artery.

The Term Mixed Venous Blood Refers To_____________________