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What is the difference between oxygenated and deoxygenated blood?


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Oxygenated blood:

A blood cell with a high percentage of oxygen and a low percentage of carbon dioxide is oxygenated blood.

Deoxygenated blood:

Deoxygenated blood is the blood that has a low oxygen saturation in comparison to blood leaving the lungs.

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Oxygenated blood

Deoxygenated blood

1 It is carried by arteries. It is carried by veins.
2 Oxygenated blood puts more pressure on arteries. Deoxygenated blood puts less pressure on the veins.
3 The blood pressure of oxygenated blood is 120/80 mm Hg. The blood pressure of deoxygenated blood is 5 to 8 mm Hg.

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