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Arteries (like the Aorta) carry blood away fromthe heart. Veins (like superior vena cava) carry blood towards the heart.

Both arteries and veins can have oxygen-rich and and oxygen-poor blood running through them.
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What is the vessel leaving the heart with low oxygen?

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.


An artery is a blood vessel that only does what?

Arteries Cary oxygenated blood. This is usually to organs or muscles with the exception of the pulmonary artery wich carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.


Do arteries lead from the heart or to the heart?

For the most part, yes. A vein carries blood to the heart and an artery carries blood away from the heart. Therefore, the vessel from the heart to the lungs is an artery, even though it is unoxygenated, and the vessel from the lungs to the heart is a vein, even though it is oxygenated.


What circuit carries blood to the body except the lungs for oxygenation and back to the heart?

There are two circuits: Pulmonary-carries blood to the lungs and back to the heart Systemic-carries blood from the body and back to the heart


Which vessel transports blood from the heart to the lungs?

The vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs is called the pulmonary vein. It is one of the few veins that carry oxygenated blood to the heart. The oxygenated blood enters the atrium of the heart.