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Do veins carry oxygenated blood away from the heart?

Veins carry blood to the heart. They usually carry oxygen-poor blood.


Which type of blood vessel usually carries oxygen-poor blood?

Veins are the blood vessels that usually carry oxygen-poor blood. The exception is the pulmonary vein, which carries oxygenated blood.


Do veins carry oxygen poor blood?

yes


What kind of blood does vein carry?

Usually veins carry blood low in oxygen back to the heart except for the pulmonary veins. They carry blood higher in oxygen.


Which blood vessel carries oxygen-poor blood back to the heart?

Systemic veins, not to be confused with pulmonary veins, carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.


What type of blood vessel takes blood from cells to the heart?

Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart; veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.


What vessels does not carry oxygen-poor blood to the right ventricle?

The pulmonary veins do not carry oxygen-poor blood to the right ventricle. Instead, the pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.


What type of blood vessel takes blood cells from back to the heart?

Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart; veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.


What artery or veins carry oxygen-poor blood to the lungs?

Pulmonary alveolus!


Which blood vessels Cary blood back to the heart?

Aorta carry that. And the veins carry the oxygen poor blood back to the heart and lungs.


Oxygen-poor blood from the body returns to the hearts what?

Arteries always carry blood away from the heart. Veinsalways carry blood back to the heart.Most arteries are high in oxygen except for the pulmonary arteries. Most veins are low in O2.And then there are the pulmonary veins. The only veins that carry blood high in oxygen.


What's the difference between a vein and an artery?

Veins carry blood back to the heart, while arteries carry blood away from the heart. Veins have valves to prevent backflow, while arteries do not. Arteries have thicker walls and carry oxygen-rich blood, while veins have thinner walls and carry oxygen-poor blood.