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The aorta and the pulmonary vein are both major blood vessels in the circulatory system, but they serve different functions. The aorta is the largest artery, carrying oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the rest of the body. In contrast, the pulmonary vein transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. Additionally, the aorta is part of the systemic circulation, while the pulmonary vein is part of the pulmonary circulation.
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What are two structural differences between pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein?
one is vein one is artery
Is the aorta part of the pulmonary circuit?
No, the aorta is part of the systemic circuit. The pulmonary circuit consists of the pulmonary artery and vein.
The main blood vessels?
The pulmonary artery, the pulmonary vein, the aorta and the vena cava.
What vein are connected directly to the right ventricles?
pulmonary trunk
What vein or artery divides into the left and right pulmonary arteries?
Pulmonary trunk
What the differences between pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein?
The pulmonary artery takes blood from the right ventricle into the lungs; the pulmonary vein collects blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.
What are the three differences between the composition of blood in pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein?
Pulmonary artery 1. No oxygen 2. A lot of carbon dioxide Pulmonary vein 1. Lots of oxygen 2. No carbon dioxide
There are three vessels in the heart What are they?
Superior vena cava. Aorta Pulmonary vein.
Oxygenated blood leaves the lungs via the?
The pulmonary artery
Are there valves in the pulmonary artery or the aorta.?
There are not valves in the pulmonary artery or the aorta. However there are valves between these and the heart. Between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery there is a valve referred to as the pulmonary semilunar valve. Between the left ventricle and the aorta there is a valve called the aortic semilunar valve.
4 blood vessels in the heart?
# Aorta # pulmonary artery # pulmonary vein # infereior vena cava # superiorvena cava
What part of the body has 8 parts?
I think its the heart, left and right ventricles, right atrium, aorta, left pulmonary artery right pulmonary artery, left pulmonary vein and right pulmonary vein. These are eight main parts.
