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They are called the Pulmonary Veins. They are the only types of veins that carry Oxygen-Rich blood (usually Arteries do that).

These Pulmonary Veins carry blood that has been re-oxygenated in the lungs back to the heart for distribution to the body through the Aorta/Descending Aorta.

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