MEDICAL
ARTERIES
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Question
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Vessels that carry deoxygenated blood (except for pulmonary circulation)
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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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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Most veins usually carry deoxygenated blood from tissues back to the heart but exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated blood to the heart.
Detailed explanation-2: -The pulmonary arteries are the only arteries that carry deoxygenated blood, and the pulmonary veins are the only veins that carry oxygenated blood.
Detailed explanation-3: -All the veins carry deoxygenated blood except the pulmonary vein. It carries oxygenated blood from lungs to the heart.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation.
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