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The only vein that normally carries oxygen rich blood is the pulmonary vein which carries freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart for distribution to the body. Ordinary veins can have oxygen poor blood but don't carry oxygen rich blood.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoNormally, veins cannot carry oxygen rich blood, but there are three exceptions: the pulmonary vein, which carries oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the heart,
the portal veins which receive oxygenated blood from the pyloric, gastric, cystic, superior mesenteric, and splenic veins and carry it to the liver; and the umbilical vein which carries blood to the fetus from the mother's placenta.
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What does peripheral vein carry to the extremities oxygen rich or oxygen poor blood?
Oxygen poor blood
Which one vein do not carry blood with little oxygen to the heart?
The pulmonary vein carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart.
Why is the pulmonary vein the onley oxygen-rich vein in your body?
Veins and arteries are not classified by whether they carry oxygen-rich or oxygen-poor blood. They are classified according to whether they carry blood to the heart or away from the heart. Veins carry blood to the heart and arteries carry blood away from the heart. So the pulmonary vein carries blood to the heart, which is why it is a vein. Also, the pulmonary artery, which carries oxygen-poor blood to the lungs is an artery because it carries blood away from the heart.
Do veins never carry oxygen-rich blood?
The term "vein" describes vessels leading to the heart. The Pulmonary Veins are the only veins that carry oxygen rich blood. They carry the blood from the lungs to the heart.
What does a pulmonary artery carry that a pulmonary vein doesn't?
The pulmonary artery carries oxygen-poor blood. The pulmonary vein carries oxygen-rich blood.
Which statement is true A. All arteries carry oxygen-rich blood. B. All veins carry oxygen-rich blood. C. All arteries except the pulmonary artery carry oxygen-rich blood. D. All veins except the pulmonary vein carry oxygen-rich blood?
All arteries except the pulmonary artery transport oxygen-rich blood
Can a blood vessel be defined as an artery or a vein by the type of blood it carries?
An Artery caries Oxygen Rich blood and a Vein carries Oxygen Poor blood, but not by definition because the Pulmonary Arteries carry Oxygen Poor blood and the Pulmonary Veins carry Oxygen Rich blood, (these vessles can be found between the heart and the lungs).
What is the only artery carrying blood rich in oxygen?
Pulmonary artery is the only artery that carries non-oxygenated blood. Conversely, the pulmonary vein is the only vein that carries oxygenated blood.
Ateries carry oxgen rich or poor blood?
Arteries carry oxygenated(oxygen rich blood) and veins carry deoxygenated blood. But pulmonary artery carry deoxygenated blood and pulmonary vein carry oxygenated blood.
Does pulmonary vein blood vessels carry o2 rich blood in adults?
Yes, in children also. The pulmonary veins carry oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the heart.
What is the blood vessel that carries oxgen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart?
The pulmonary veins are high in oxygen and carry blood to the heart. The heart will then pump it to the rest of the body.
What are the smilarites between arteries and vein?
they both carry blood, differences: Veins- oxygen-poor blood that is returning to the heart Arteries- oxygen-rich blood that is going to the cells
