Differentiate between the following pair of terms:

(a) Pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein.

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Solution

Pulmonary artery

Pulmonary vein

Pulmonary artery is the artery that carries blood from right ventricle of heart to the lung for oxygenation.

Pulmonary vein is the vein that carries blood from lungs to the left atrium of heart.

It carries deoxygenated blood.

It carries oxygenated blood.

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Pulmonary artery	Pulmonary vein
Pulmonary artery is the artery that carries blood from right ventricle of heart to the lung for oxygenation.	Pulmonary vein is the vein that carries blood from lungs to the left atrium of heart.
It carries deoxygenated blood.	It carries oxygenated blood.