Why is the pulmonary vein called vein- though it carries oxygenated blood amp- the pulmonary artery- anartery though it carries deoxygenated blood-

The artery that carries deoxygenated blood from heart to lungs for purification is known as nbsp;pulmonary artery. nbsp;The pulmonary artery is so named to ...

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Standard VIII

Biology

Blood Vessels

Why is the pu...

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Why is the pulmonary vein called vein, though it carries oxygenated blood & the pulmonary artery, anartery though it carries deoxygenated blood?

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The artery that carries deoxygenated blood from heart to lungs for purification is known as pulmonary artery. The pulmonary artery is so named to differentiate it from the other arteries which carry oxygen-rich blood.

The large blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from lungs to the left auricle of heart is known as pulmonary vein. It is named so to differentiate it from other veins which carry de-oxygenated blood.

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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 oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart is :
(a) main artery
(b) pulmonary artery
(c) main vein
(d) pulmonary vein

The artery which carries deoxygenated blood is ………………….. and the vein which carries oxygenated blood is …………………………

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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