HISTOLOGY
BLOOD VESSELS
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Question
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Blood in the pulmonary veins is
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oxygenated
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deoxygenated
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Your pulmonary veins are the only veins in your body that carry oxygen-rich blood. All your other veins carry oxygen-poor blood. Similarly, your pulmonary arteries are the only arteries that carry oxygen-poor blood. All the rest of your arteries carry oxygen-rich blood.
Detailed explanation-2: -Generally, veins carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart, where it can be sent to the lungs. The exception is the network of pulmonary veins, which take oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
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