Important Vessels
Biology: Cambridge International GCSE Supplement, topic 9.3.4
Important Veins and Arteries
These are some important blood vessels:
Vena cava
- The heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body through a vein called the vena cava.
Pulmonary vein
- The heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through the pulmonary vein.
Aorta
- The heart pumps out oxygenated blood to the body through the aorta.
Pulmonary artery
- The heart pumps out deoxygenated blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery.
Renal artery
- Blood arrives at the kidneys to be filtered through the renal artery.
Renal vein
- Filtered blood leaves the kidneys through the renal vein.
Test yourself on Important Vessels
Which blood vessels take blood away from the heart?
The heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through which blood vessel?