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While most veins carry dark CO2 rich blood, three exceptions are the pulmonary veins which return oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs, the portal veins from the digestive organs, gall bladder, and spleen to the liver, and the umbilical veins which carry blood from the fetus to the mother's placenta.

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Do veins never carry oxygen-rich blood?

The term "vein" describes vessels leading to the heart. The Pulmonary Veins are the only veins that carry oxygen rich blood. They carry the blood from the lungs to the heart.


Do the coronary veins carry oxygen-rich blood?

Coronary veins have oxygen rich blood. Hope I helped (:no, they carry deoxygenated blood to the coronary sinus.


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The pulmonary veins carries oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the heart.


What is the blood vessel that carries oxgen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart?

The pulmonary veins are high in oxygen and carry blood to the heart. The heart will then pump it to the rest of the body.


Is blood in the arteries in rich in oxygen?

By definition, ALL arteries carry Oxygen rich blood. Veins carry oxygen depleted blood.


Which blood vessel carries oxygen-rich blood to the heart?

The pulmonary veins carry O2 rich blood to the heart.


Ateries carry oxgen rich or poor blood?

Arteries carry oxygenated(oxygen rich blood) and veins carry deoxygenated blood. But pulmonary artery carry deoxygenated blood and pulmonary vein carry oxygenated blood.


Which statement is true A. All arteries carry oxygen-rich blood. B. All veins carry oxygen-rich blood. C. All arteries except the pulmonary artery carry oxygen-rich blood. D. All veins except the pulmonary vein carry oxygen-rich blood?

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Do veins travel away from the heart?

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What do veins carry oxygen poor blood into?

The lungs, where they become oxygen-rich blood


Name one veine which carry oxgyen rich blood?

Veins almost always carry deoxygenated blood from the periferal areas of the body to the heart. The veins going from our lungs to the heart, the pulmonary veins, however, carry oxygenated blood. Therefore the answer is: The pulmonary veins.


What is the blood vessel that carries oxygen rich blood from the lung?

The pulmonary veins carry oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the heart.