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What is the only vein in the body that carries oxygen-poor blood?
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∙ 12y ago
Mostly, but not entirely. Oxygenated blood leaves the lungs and enters the heart via the pulmonary veins.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoI think you wrote the question incorrectly. Only the pulmonary vein carries oxygen-RICH blood.
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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.
What carries glucose from the small intestine to other parts of the body?
which part of the body carries glucose round the body? which part of the body carries glucose round the body? Die potato.
What do the arteries do to your body?
it carries oxygenated blood from the heart to all parts of the body. only the pulmonary artery contains deoxygenated blood
What carries the red blood cells from the lungs?
the blood in the the pulmenary vein. it is the only vein in the human body to carry mostly oxygenated blood.
What is unusual about pulmonary vein and pulmonary artery?
The pulmonary veins are the only veins in the body that carry OXYGENATED blood (from the lungs to the left atrium), and the pulmonary arteries are the only arteries in the body that carry DEOXYGENATED blood (from the right ventricle to the lungs).
Which is the only vein in the body to carry oxygenated blood?
The PULMONARY vein. Pulmonary = lungs. Vein = ALWAYS carries blood TO the heart.
How do you describe the pulmonary artery?
All the arteries carry oxygenated blood towards the heart, but pulmonary artery is the only artery in the body which carries de-oxygenated blood. It carries deoxygentaed blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
Does heart pump blood to arteries or veins?
The heart pumps blood through the arteries to all parts of the body. The blood is carried back to the heart through the veins.There is an exception: The Pulmonary artery is the only artery that carries blood to the heart & and the Pulmonary Vein is the only vein that carries blood from the heart.
What is in your blood?
blood only carries our nutrients. nutrients are transported by blood.
A pulmonary artery carries blood from where to where?
All arteries carry blood from the heart to another organ in the body. The pulmonary artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs.
What carries blood to all parts of the body except the lungs?
Is this a trick question? Arteries carry oxygenated blood to the rest of the body but deoxygenated blood to the lungs. It is the veins that return blood to the heart, from body and lungs. The only difference is that the veins carry oxygenated blood this time whereas in the systemic circulation, the blood is deoxygenated.
What are the Function of pulmonary?
To bring blood to the lungs for oxygenation. It's the only artery in the body where the blood is not oxygenated. The reverse is true about the Pulmonary vein.
