ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a vein
A
A blood vessel that carries any type of blood
B
A blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood
C
A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Arteries are blood vessels responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body. Veins are blood vessels that carry blood low in oxygen from the body back to the heart for reoxygenation. Arteries and veins are two of the body’s main type of blood vessels.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pulmonary vein is the only vein that carries oxygenated blood as they carry blood from lungs to the heart and, pulmonary artery is the only artery that carry deoxygenated blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Generally an artery carries oxygenated or pure blood in the body and veins carry deoxygenated or impure blood. But pulmonary artery is the only artery which carries impure or deoxygenated blood and pulmonary vein carries impure blood. These two are exceptions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pulmonary veins carry oxygen rich blood.

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