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The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood away from the lungs, to the left atrium of the heart.
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∙ 13y agothe pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood back to the heart from the lungs
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∙ 11y agoThe blood from the pulmonary vein travels from the lungs to the heart, meaning that it is oxygenated, causing the pulmonary vein to be the only vein that carries oxygenated blood.
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∙ 7y agoVeins carry blood to the heart from wherever they have been. In this case, from the lungs to the heart.
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∙ 15y agoThe blood goes to the lungs
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∙ 13y agofrom heart to lungs
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∙ 12y agodeoxygenated blood
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Which is the only vein in the body to carry oxygenated blood?
The PULMONARY vein. Pulmonary = lungs. Vein = ALWAYS carries blood TO the heart.
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.
Where does the pulmonary vein distribute blood to?
The pulmonary vein carries blood from the lungs to the right atrium. This blood is oxygen-rich.
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 connects the lungs to the circulatory system?
The pulmonary artery and the pulmonary vein.
What is the last blood vessel of pulmonary circulation is the?
pulmonary vein
What is a pulmonary vein and what type of blood does it carry?
A pulmonary vein is a vein that carries blood from the lungs to the left atrium heart. It is unique among veins in that it carries oxygenated blood. There is a right and left pulmonary vein that join just prior to entering the heart.
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 is the vein the Carries high oxygenated blood?
pulmonary vein
Which vein returns blood back to the heart?
Pulmonary vein
From which vein does the left atrium receive blood?
The pulmonary vein
What is the only vein that does not carry deoxygenated blood?
The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart.
