APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

CHEST AND CARDIOVASCULAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All arteries carry oxygenated blood.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Arteries carry blood from the heart to different organs and hence it is oxygen rich in most cases. But, the blood from the heart to the lungs is carried by the pulmonary artery which needs oxygen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs. This is unlike other arteries which carry oxygenated blood. Similarly, oxygenated blood is carried by the pulmonary vein unlike other veins.

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