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The pulmonary vein is the vessel that carries oxygenated blood. Veins, arteries and capillaries are all known as blood vessels as they carry blood around the body.
The pulmonary vein is unusual because it is the only vein to carry oxygenated blood, all other veins only carry deoxygenated blood.
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What blood vessel carries oxygenated blood into the left atrium?
The Pulmonary Vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the Left Atrium.
What blood vessel Carry's deoxgenated blood?
Veins with the exception of the pulmonary vein which carries oxygenated blood. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood.
Does the heart carries oxygenerated blood from the heart?
The aorta is the vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart. In contrast, the pulmonary artery is the vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart.
An artery is a blood vessel that only does what?
Arteries Cary oxygenated blood. This is usually to organs or muscles with the exception of the pulmonary artery wich carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
What vessel carries blood from the lungs to the heart?
The pulmonary artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs
Why is umbilical artery called an artery when it carries oxygenated and deoxygenated blood?
An artery is the vessel that carries blood away from the heart. The pulmonary artery carries only deoxygenated blood after birth.
What blood vessel carries blood to the lungs?
The pulmonary arteries carry blood to the lungs to be oxygenated.
What carries blood away from the heart and to the blood?
The Aorta. arteries
Why do you have veins that have oxygen in them?
The only veins that have oxygen in them are the pulmonary veins. The definition of a vein is a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart. This blood is usually de-oxygenated, but the pulmonary veins are the exception.
What vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?
Pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs
Do the four pulmonary veins carry oxygenated or deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
What does pulmonary valve do?
The word "pulmonary" refers to the lungs, so the pulmonary vein is a blood vessel that runs from the lungs to the heart. It carries oxygenated blood, which is unusual for veins, which (apart from this one) transport de-oxygenated blood to the heart. The pulmonary artery does the opposite: unlike other arteries, it carries de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.
