Question

Where does your blood become oxygenated ("picks up" oxygen)?

A. The brain

B. The kidneys

C. The lungs

Answer 1

C. The lungs

Red blood cells pick up oxygen in the lungs. Blood travels away from the heart and lungs through the arteries. Red blood cells drop off oxygen to the cells through tiny tubes called capillaries. Blood then returns to the heart through the veins and the cycle begins again.