The ________ valve guards the entrance to the ________, which carries ________ blood to the lungs.

A) bicuspid; aorta; oxygenated
B) mitral; pulmonary trunk; oxygenated
C) pulmonary semilunar; pulmonary trunk; deoxygenated
D) aortic; aorta; deoxygenated

Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

A heart valve located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery that prevents blood from flowing back into the heart.

Pulmonary Trunk

The major vessel that exits the right ventricle of the heart, carrying deoxygenated blood to the lungs for oxygenation.

Oxygenated Blood

Blood that has been oxygenated by the lungs and is being transported by the arteries to the tissues throughout the body.