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Blood which is being pumped out of the heart after being oxygenated by the air we breathe in.(its this oxygenated blood which is bright red) The oxygen carrier on the red blood cells, haemoglobin, is what transports the oxygen. As this oxygenated blood is carried round the body in the arteries, the oxygen diffuses. This darker, deoxygenated blood is then carried back to the heart by the vena cava. (a couple of veins transporting the blood from the upper and lower body). The heart pumps the deoxygenated blood (much darker in colour) to the lungs where the blood is oxygenated and the process starts again.
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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).
Does the pulmonary artery in adults carry oxygen rich blood or oxygen poor blood?
poor
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.
What describes blood flowing in an artery?
It is oxygen rich. Apex
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
Do arteries carry oxygen rich-blood?
The blood in most arteries is oxygen rich. The blood in the pulmonary artery is oxygen-poor.yes all the arteries carry oxygenated blood except pulmonary artery which carry deoxigenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart towards the lungs..I don't know what arties are, but arteries carry oxygen-rich blood while veins carry CO2 rich blood.
What is the largest artery in the body that contains oxygen rich blood?
The largest artery in the body that carries oxygen-rich blood is the aorta. It originates from the heart's left ventricle and branches out to supply oxygenated blood to the entire body.
Does a frog's pulmonary artery carry oxygen-rich blood?
I'm pretty sure that the frogs pulmonary artery carries oxygen poor blood to the lungs.
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.
What artery carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle?
The Aorta is the artey
What two components in the Circulatory System have oxygen-rich blood and oxygen-poor blood respectively?
The right atrium and ventricle of the heart, as well as veins, contain oxygen-poor blood. The left atrium and ventricle, as well as the arteries, contain oxygen-rich blood. One exception to this is the pulmonary vein and artery, which are reversed - pulmonary artery contains oxygen-poor blood and pulmonary vein contains oxygen-rich blood.
Where does an artery carry oxygen poor blood?
The pulmonary artery carries oxygen poor blood and the pulmonary vein carries oxygen rich blood.
