AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

GAS EXCHANGE IN HUMANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of blood capillary that carries the oxygenated blood from lungs?
A
pulmonary artery
B
pulmonary vein
C
aorta
D
vena cava
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pulmonary veins: Your pulmonary veins do the opposite job of your pulmonary arteries. They collect oxygen-rich blood and carry it from your lungs to your heart. This blood empties into your heart’s top left chamber (left atrium).

Detailed explanation-2: -Pulmonary veins are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood from your lungs to your heart.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pulmonary artery carries oxygen-poor blood from the right ventricle into the lungs, where oxygen enters the bloodstream. The pulmonary veins bring oxygen-rich blood to the left atrium. The aorta carries oxygen-rich blood to the body from the left ventricle.

Detailed explanation-4: -The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.

Detailed explanation-5: -The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood, unlike the rest of the arteries. The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood, unlike the rest of the veins. The pulmonary artery carries Carbon-dioxide rich blood to the lungs. The pulmonary vein carries oxygen-rich blood to the lungs.

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