GENERAL ANATOMY
ANATOMY OF THE HEART
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Question
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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart *but* they carry *DEOXYGENATED* blood.
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aorta
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PULMONARY veins
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vena cava
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PULMONARY arteries
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Your main pulmonary artery and your aorta are the two great vessels that carry blood out of your heart. A crucial difference is that your pulmonary artery carries oxygen-poor (deoxygenated) blood, while your aorta carries oxygen-rich (oxygenated) blood.
Detailed explanation-2: -Arteries. Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body. Veins. Blood vessels that carry blood from the body back into the heart.
Detailed explanation-3: -Veins carry blood containing waste products such as carbon dioxide back through the heart to the lungs.
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