ARTERIES ALWAYS take blood AWAY from the heart.
The blood vessel that carries deoxygenated (low oxygen) blood away from the heart is called the pulmonary artery. This artery carries blood to the lungs where it picks up oxygen and then travels back to the heart to be pumped out to the cells of the body. The best way to remember this is to remember that pulmonary means lungs and artery means a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. Most arteries carry blood that is rich in oxygen. The pulmonary artery is an exception.
Yes, the blood from the lungs is rich in oxygen. Since you breathe in oxygen and nutrients through your nose/mouth to the lungs, the oxygen and nutrients are absorbed in the lungs and go through the blood stream into the heart
The aorta is the vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart. In contrast, the pulmonary artery is the vessel that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart.
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The large artery connected to the heart, called the Aorta.
Aorta
pulmonary artery
Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart; veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.
coronary blood vessels.......
The left ventricle sends O2 rich blood through the aortic valve out the aorta back to the systemic circuit.
Pulmonary vein
Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart; veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.
The blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrient-containing blood away from the heart is an artery. Arteries have thick, muscular walls to withstand the high pressure of blood being pumped from the heart.
The pulmonary veins carry O2 rich blood to the heart.
The coronary arteries are the blood vessels that supply glucose and oxygen to the heart muscle. These arteries branch off the aorta and encircle the heart, delivering nutrients and oxygen-rich blood to support proper heart function.
pulmonary vein
artery