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Why is the pulmonary vein the onley oxygen-rich vein in your body?
Veins and arteries are not classified by whether they carry oxygen-rich or oxygen-poor blood. They are classified according to whether they carry blood to the heart or away from the heart. Veins carry blood to the heart and arteries carry blood away from the heart. So the pulmonary vein carries blood to the heart, which is why it is a vein. Also, the pulmonary artery, which carries oxygen-poor blood to the lungs is an artery because it carries blood away from the heart.
Do coronary vein have carbon dioxide or oxygen?
Coronary veins carry deoxygenated blood with carbon dioxide away from the heart muscle and back to the right atrium of the heart.
Blood from the face and scalp is drained by the what?
The blood from the face and scalp is drained by the external jugular vein. This vein is responsible for carrying deoxygenated blood back to the heart from the head, face, and neck areas.
A large channel that drains deoxygenated blood is called?
A large channel that drains deoxygenated blood is called a vein. Veins transport blood back to the heart, where it is then pumped to the lungs to receive oxygen.
What sends oxygenated blood from heart to body?
The circulatory system which includes the heart and arteries carry oxygenated blood to the body cells.
What is the only vein does not carry oxygenated blood?
"Pulmonary veins" donot carry carbon dioxide as they bring oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
What gas does a vein usually carry?
deoxygenated blood
Does the pulmonaery vein carry deoxygenated blood?
yes!
Do viens carry deoxygenated blood?
VeinsGenerally, yes. Veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart. The exception is the pulmonary vein. That vein comes from the lungs and contains freshly oxygenated blood.
What is different from a artery and a vein?
arteries carry oxygenated blood and veins carry deoxygenated blood
What vessel carries oxygenated blood in the pulmonary vein?
The pulmonary vein is the vessel that carries oxygenated blood. Veins, arteries and capillaries are all known as blood vessels as they carry blood around the body.The pulmonary vein is unusual because it is the only vein to carry oxygenated blood, all other veins only carry deoxygenated blood.
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.
The vein that carries the highest amount of oxygenated blood?
The pulmonary vein is the vein that carries the highest amount of oxygenated blood. Other veins carry deoxygenated blood.
What direction do veins carry blood?
Veins carry blood towards the heart. Arteries carry it away from the heart.
What is different about pulmonary arteries and pulmonary veins?
The pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein originates in the heart. What is different about them is that the pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood (blood without oxygen) as supposed to other arteries, which carry oxygenated blood. And the pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood unlike other veins, which carry deoxygenated blood.
What do the pulmonary artery and peripheral vein have in common?
They all carry deoxygenated blood ; D
What is the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs?
The Pulmonary artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs and the pulmonary vein carries blood from the lungs to the heart. Also this means the Pulmonary Artery is the only artery in the body which carries deoxygenated blood, and the Pulmonary Vein is the only vein in the body which carries oxygenated blood.
