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Pulmonary Artery & Pulmonary Vein

Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 7.1.4

Pulmonary Artery & Pulmonary Vein

Pulmonary artery

Pulmonary artery

  • The pulmonary artery carries blood from the heart's right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation.
  • The pulmonary artery carries blood with high levels of carbon dioxide.
  • The pulmonary artery is the only artery that does not carry blood that is rich in oxygen.
Pulmonary vein

Pulmonary vein

  • The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart's left atrium.
  • The pulmonary vein carries blood that is rich in oxygen.
  • The pulmonary vein is the only vein that does not carry blood with high levels of carbon dioxide.

Test yourself on Pulmonary Artery & Pulmonary Vein

  • What is correct about the pulmonary artery?

  • Which veins carry blood with high levels of oxygen?

  • Which artery carries blood with high levels of carbon dioxide?

  • The pulmonary vein carries blood to which heart chamber?

  • The pulmonary artery carries blood from which heart chamber?

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