(a) Name the only artery that carries carbon dioxide-rich blood.
(b) Why is it called an artery if it does not carry oxygen-rich blood?

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Ans (a) The only artery that carries carbon dioxide rich blood is the pulmonary artery.

(b) Veins carry carbon dioxide rich blood. Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart to other organs. Any blood vessel that leaves the heart is called an artery. So the blood vessel carrying carbon dioxide rich blood from the heart to lungs is not called a vein but the pulmonary artery.

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Even though pulmonary artery carries carbon dioxide rich blood, why is it called an artery and not a vein?

The blood vessel which carries blood rich in carbon dioxide is known as an artery.

Which of the following is correct about the pulmonary artery?

I : It contains oxygen rich blood

II : It contains carbon dioxide rich blood

III : It carries blood pumped from the heart to lungs

IV : It carries blood from the lungs to the heart

Identify the correct match

I: Coronary artery – Oxygen-rich blood

II: Pulmonary vein – Carbon dioxide-rich blood

III: Pulmonary artery – Oxygen-rich blood

IV: Hepatic vein – Carbon dioxide-rich blood

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