Does the pulmonary artery in adults carry oxygen rich or oxygen poor blood?

Answer 1

The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated (O2-poor) blood from the heart to the lungs so the blood can be oxygenated. Remember that arteries and veins are not defined based on whether they carry O2-rich or O2-poor blood but rather the direction they carry blood. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back to the heart.

Answer 2

the artries always carry O2 rich blood but the exception to this rule is pulmonary artery which carries o2 poor blood.
pulmonary artery carries O deficit blood to the lungs it is exception to artries which always carry O rich blood to organs of body.

Answer 3

Pulmonary artery carry deoxygenated (O poor blood) blood from the heart to the lungs. They are the only arteries that carry deoxygenated blood and hence the exception to artries which carry oxygenated blood to organs of body.

Answer 4

The pulmonary arteries transport deoxygenated blood to the left and right lungs. And interesting fact is that the pulmonary arteries are the only arteries that carry deoxygenated blood. All other arteries deliver blood, enriched with oxygen and other nutrients to our body's tissues. Conversely, the pulmonary veins transport oxygenated blood from the left and right lungs to the heart, while all other veins carry deoxygenated blood and waste products

Answer 5

The Pulmonary Artery carries oxygen-poor blood. All arteries carry blood away from the heart, which most of the time means oxygen-rich blood that is being sent to body tissues. However, in this case blood is being carried away from the heart and towards the lungs in order to be 're-oxygenated'. Oxygen-rich blood is then sent back to the heart via the pulmonary veins. This blood is then pumped trough the left side of the heart and out to the body via the Aorta.

Answer 6

The pulmonary arteries carry oxygen-poor blood.

Answer 7

For the most part arteries carry oxygen-rich blood. Two notable exceptions to this "rule" are the pulmonary arteries and the umbilical arteries. Each of those carry oxygen-poor blood.