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The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs, where the hemoglobin molecules in the red blood cells pick up oxygen molecules. The blood is being carried away from the heart, which classifies these vessels as arteries even though the blood does not contain oxygen.
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∙ 13y agoArteries carry blood away from the heart that is high in oxygen. Veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
(There's one notable exception to this general rule: the pulmonary artery which carries blood from the heart to the lungs carries deoxygenated blood, and the pulmonary vein which returns blood from the lungs to the heart carries oxygenated blood.)
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∙ 13y agoActually, arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to the body, whereas veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. The only exception to this rule is the Pulmonary Artery, which carries oxygen-poor blood to the lungs. It is called an artery because it carries blood from the heart instead of towards it.
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∙ 14y agoThe pulmonary arteries and the umbilical arteries (in a fetus)
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∙ 9y agoThe pulmonary artery carries blood low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide. The other arteries carry blood high in oxygen and low in carbon dioxide.
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∙ 12y agothe pulmonary artery. the pulmonary artery transports deoxygenated blood away from the heart and to the lungs to be reoxgenated.
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∙ 15y agoPulmonary
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Do arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to capillaries?
Systemic Arteries carry oxygen rich blood (also called oxygenated blood). Pulmonary Arteries carry oxygen poor (deoxygenated) blood
What part of the body do the arteries carry the blood?
Arteries carry blood to all parts of the body.
Does the pulmonary artery in adults carry oxygen rich or oxygen poor blood?
The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated (O2-poor) blood from the heart to the lungs so the blood can be oxygenated. Remember that arteries and veins are not defined based on whether they carry O2-rich or O2-poor blood but rather the direction they carry blood. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back to the heart.
What carries blood toward the heart and have thinner walls?
The 2 modes of blood transport are the veins and arteries. The way I use to remember is A is for away, so therefor arteries take blood away from the heart and veins go to the heart. Veins NORMALLY carry oxygen poor blood & Arteries NORMALLY carry oxygen rich blood
Does anterior and posterior interventricular arteries have oxygen-poor or oxygen-rich blood?
oxygen poor
Do arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to capillaries?
Systemic Arteries carry oxygen rich blood (also called oxygenated blood). Pulmonary Arteries carry oxygen poor (deoxygenated) blood
Does the circumflex artery carry oxygen rich or poor blood?
All arteries carry blood that is rich in oxygen except those arteries that carry blood to the lungs called the pulmonary arteries.
What part of the body do the arteries carry the blood?
Arteries carry blood to all parts of the body.
What type of blood vessel takes blood from cells to the heart?
Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart; veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.
Where does an artery carry oxygen poor blood?
The pulmonary artery carries oxygen poor blood and the pulmonary vein carries oxygen rich blood.
What type of blood vessel takes blood cells from back to the heart?
Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart; veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.
What are unusual arteries?
The arteries of the pulmonary circulation are unusual. They carry oxygen-poor blood, unlike the systemic arteries.
Name the blood vessels that carry oxygen poor blood away from the heart?
Arteries always carry blood from the heart. In this case, the artery is the aorta.
Within the pulmonary circulation the?
pulmonary arteries carry oxygen-poor blood
What parts carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries carry Oxygen rich blood away from the heart. While our viens carry Oxygen poor blood back to get filed with more Oxygen
What are the smilarites between arteries and vein?
they both carry blood, differences: Veins- oxygen-poor blood that is returning to the heart Arteries- oxygen-rich blood that is going to the cells
Does the pulmonary artery in adults carry oxygen rich or oxygen poor blood?
The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated (O2-poor) blood from the heart to the lungs so the blood can be oxygenated. Remember that arteries and veins are not defined based on whether they carry O2-rich or O2-poor blood but rather the direction they carry blood. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back to the heart.
