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It carries deoxygenated blood which is depicted blue to differentiate it from oxygenated blood which is a brighter red.

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Q: Why is the pulmonary artery depicted blue?
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What artery is blue in a female rat?

The only artery that is blue -- in humans as well as rats -- is the pulmonary artery, the artery that sends oxygen-depleted blood from the heart to the lungs to be refreshed.


How does the texture of the pulmonary artery compare to the vena cava leading to the right atrium?

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What is the artery leading into the lungs called?

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Is the pulmonary artery not a branch of the aorta?

The pulmonary artery is not part of the aorta.


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Pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle.


Which artery sends the blood to the lungs?

The Pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.


What is the artery and vein that takes blood to and from the lungs?

The pulmonary trunk carries blood from the right ventricle of the heart, then splits into the left and right pulmonary arteries. Answer: pulmonary trunk/left and right pulmonary arteries


The pulmonary artery sends blood to the?

the pulmonary artery sends blood to the lungs.


Name one artery and vein in which the blood will be a different color?

Pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood and appears blue, while pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood and appears red.


Which artery doesnt carry oxygen?

All arteries (the red blood vessels) carry oxygenated blood. it's the viens (the blue blood vessels) that don't carry oxygenated blood. However the Pulmonary artery carries Deoxygenated blood to the lungs to be reoxygenated, as it carries blood away from the heart it is called a Artery.