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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.
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What is the only vein that does not carry deoxygenated blood?
The pulmonary vein is the only vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart, while all other veins in the body carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
What is the function of pulmonary vain?
The pulmonary vein brings oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart so that it may be circulated all over the body. Anything "pulmonary" has to do with the lungs, like the pulmonary arteries bring de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs so that it may travel to the aveolis and become oxygenated.
Where the blood moves when the right ventricle contracts?
From the right ventricle blood flows to the pulmonary artery then to the lung to get oxygenated then to the pulmonary vein into the left auricle to the left ventricle the to the aorta then to the rest of the body.
Do artreies always carry 02 rich blood?
Not always. The pulmonary artery and the pulmonary vein reverse the general roles of O2 rich and poor blood. The pulmonary artery carries O2 poor blood to the lungs and the pulmonary vein carries O2 rich blood back to the heart in order to be sent to the rest of the body.
Nutrient rich blood is returned back to the atrium through?
The nutrient-rich blood is returned to the atrium through the pulmonary veins. These veins bring freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart to be distributed to the rest of the body.
How does oxygenrich blood travel from the heart to capillaries around the body?
through your pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein.
Why pulmonary is an artery rather than vein?
in our body there are both, pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein
Which is the only vein in the body to carry oxygenated blood?
The PULMONARY vein. Pulmonary = lungs. Vein = ALWAYS carries blood TO the heart.
The only vein in the body rich in oxygen?
pulmonary vein
What is the main and largest vein in the body called?
the pulmonary vein?
What is the largest oxygen rich vein in the human body?
Pulmonary vein.
What are the functions of the pulmary vein?
Pulmonary Vein pumps blood from the heart to the lungs to be oxygenatedANS2:The pulmonary vein is the only vein that carries oxygenated blood. The blood returns from the lungs to the heart to be pumped to the body.
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.
What is the similarity between pulmonary vein and pulmonary artery?
Both the pulmonary vein and pulmonary artery are blood vessels located in the pulmonary circulation system of the body. The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart, while the pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.
Is P02 of pulmonary veins higher than the pulmonary artery P02?
PO2 is higher in the pulmonary vein than it is in the pulmonary artery. It is the only place in the body where the oxygen level is higher in the vein than in the artery.
What is pulmonary vein ablation?
~pulmonary vein isolation
What are the different types of veins in the body?
pulmonary vein and systemic veins
