ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is an artery?
A
vessel carries oxygen-rich blood
B
vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pulmonary arteries carry the blood to your lungs, where it receives oxygen. Pulmonary veins move the blood oxygen-rich blood to the left side of your heart. The aorta (the main artery in your body) carries the blood from the left side of your heart to the rest of your body through many branches of arteries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The left ventricle (LV) pumps the oxygen-rich blood through the aortic valve (AoV) into the aorta (Ao), the main artery that takes oxygen-rich blood out to the rest of the body.

Detailed explanation-3: -Blood vessels that carries blood away from the heart are called arteries. The pulmonary artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs i.e., away from heart so it is called an artery even though it carries deoxygenated blood.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most arteries carry oxygenated blood, and most veins carry deoxygenated blood; the pulmonary arteries and veins are the exceptions to this rule.

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