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The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated (O2-poor) blood from the heart to the lungs so the blood can be oxygenated. Remember that arteries and veins are not defined based on whether they carry O2-rich or O2-poor blood but rather the direction they carry blood. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back to the heart.

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Does the pulmonary artery in adults carry oxygen rich blood or oxygen poor blood?

poor


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.


Where does an artery carry oxygen poor blood?

The pulmonary artery carries oxygen poor blood and the pulmonary vein carries oxygen rich blood.


What blood does the pulmonary artery carry?

The pulmonary artery carries blood away from the heart and it is low in oxygen.


Does the pulmonary artery in adults carry 02-rich or 02-poor blood?

The pulmonary artery carries oxygen deficient blood. Blood that returns to the heart passes through the right atrium and ventricle, through the pulmonary artery, to the lungs where gas exchange occurs. Subsequently, oxygen rich blood returns to the heart via the pulmonary vein. Blood then passes through the left atrium and ventricle, and out to the systemic circulation.


What does the pulmonary artery carry?

The pulmonary artery carries blood away from the heart and it is low in oxygen.


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 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.


Does the pulmonary artery contains oxygenated blood?

The pulmonary artery contains deoxygenated blood. It is going to the lungs to pick up oxygen.


What is carried in the pulmonary artery?

Oxygen-poor blood


Which valve does blood pass through in order to enter the pulmonary artery?

The right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary artery.


What is the main artery that carries blood to your lungs?

The pulmonary artery is the main artery that carries blood to your lungs.