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What does a pulmonary artery carry that a pulmonary vein doesn't?
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∙ 9y ago
The pulmonary artery carries oxygen-poor blood. The pulmonary vein carries oxygen-rich blood.
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Why pulmonary is an artery rather than vein?
in our body there are both, pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein
What blood vessels carry blood to and from the lungs?
The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart, and the pulmonary artery carries de-oxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
What is the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs?
The Pulmonary artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs and the pulmonary vein carries blood from the lungs to the heart. Also this means the Pulmonary Artery is the only artery in the body which carries deoxygenated blood, and the Pulmonary Vein is the only vein in the body which carries oxygenated blood.
How does the plumonary artery and the pulmonary vein differ from all other blood vessels?
pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood and pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood
What do the pulmonary artery and peripheral vein have in common?
They all carry deoxygenated blood ; D
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 artery carries deoxygenated blood from the heart?
Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart. Arteries probably CAN carry deoxygenated blood if a person draws blood from a vein, then injects it into an artery. That would be very stupid though.
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How do you utilize Mimics19.0 to segment pulmonary artery and vein?
What are two structural differences between pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein?
one is vein one is artery
What is the name of the vein that carries blood from the lungs to the heart?
Artery - always carries blood FROM the heart Vein - always carries blood TO the heart The vein which brings blood to the heart from the lungs is the PULMONARY VEIN ('pulmonary' = lungs). The one carrying blood away from the heart to the lungs is the pulmonary artery. Easy.
What is the name of blood vessels that carry oxyginated and de-oxyginated blood?
Pulmonary vein and artery
What carries the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs?
The Pulmonary artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs and the pulmonary vein carries blood from the lungs to the heart. Also this means the Pulmonary Artery is the only artery in the body which carries deoxygenated blood, and the Pulmonary Vein is the only vein in the body which carries oxygenated blood.
