All arteries in the body carry oxygen-rich blood with the exception of:

The hepatic arteries

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The pulmonary arteries

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The renal arteries

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The coronary arteries

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Solution

The correct option is B
The pulmonary arteries

It is the artery carrying blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation. It carries deoxygenated blood.

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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

Pulmonary arteries carry oxygenated blood.

Arteries always carry oxygen-rich blood.

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