VASCULAR
TYPES OF ARTERIES
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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arteries
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capillaries
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veins
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None of the above
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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: -Final answer: Except pulmonary artery all arteries carry oxygenated blood.
Detailed explanation-3: -Arteries are blood vessels that supply oxygen-rich blood to the entire body. They are tube-like vessels. The pulmonary artery is an exception as it carries blood poor in oxygen away from the heart instead of a vein. The pulmonary vein carries oxygen-rich blood to the heart, hence is an exception.
Detailed explanation-4: -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. Q.