PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

BLOOD VESSELS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Carry oxygenated blood back to the heart, only type of these to do this:
A
pulmonary arteries
B
pulmonary veins
C
pulmonary capillaries
D
aorta artery
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pulmonary artery carries oxygenated blood from lungs to the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oxygen-rich blood flows from the lungs back into the left atrium (LA), or the left upper chamber of the heart, through four pulmonary veins. Oxygen-rich blood then flows through the mitral valve (MV) into the left ventricle (LV), or the left lower chamber.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The inferior and superior vena cava bring oxygen-poor blood from the body into the right atrium. 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.

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