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Blood that flows to the lungs contains more carbon dioxide than oxygen is called what?

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It's called deoxygenated blood. Once it reaches the lungs, oxygen diffuses into it and carbon dioxide diffuses out of it and it becomes oxygenated blood.
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Deoxygenated blood.
The blood is deficient in oxygen but rich in carbon dioxide.
The deoxygenated blood goes to lungs
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