the pulmonary arteries or the pulmonary veins?
Also which side of the heart receives blood rich in carbon dioxide? and oxygen?
2006-12-12 05:15:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Pulmonary veins. Right side receives the used blood--higher in CO2. Left side receives blood from lungs--higher in O2
2006-12-12 05:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by kirsten j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pulmonary veins carry the most oxygen rich blood. They (all 4) come from the lungs and go directly to the left side of the heart.
Saying veins only carry deoxygenated is a bad teacher. Veins carry towards the heart, arteries away. So from the lung to the heart would be the highest o^2 rich blood.
2006-12-12 05:25:24 · answer #2 · answered by devinthedragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pulmonary veins are likely to have the richest oxygen content.
Arteries carry blood away from the heart, while veins carry blood back to the heart. The pulmonary vein carries blood from the lungs to the heart's left side (the stronger side with thicker walls), which pumps the freshly oxygenated blood out to the rest of the body. The right side of the heart takes incoming blood from the vena cava (richer in carbon dioxide) and then sends it to the lungs via the pulmonary artery.
2006-12-12 05:29:13 · answer #3 · answered by Toutatis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The exceptions are the pulmonary arteries and veins. It would be more accurate to say that arteries carry blood away from the heart, and veins carry blood TO the heart, regardless of whether or not it is oxygenated.
2016-03-13 06:09:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all, arteries carry oxygenated blood. veins carry deoxygenated blood. that answers one. you need to look at a picture to see this. red is rich, blue is not. right side recieves deoxygenated blood, and therefore there will be some co2.
get an anatomy book and check it out at your local book store.
2006-12-12 05:21:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pulonary arteries because they have just received a fresh oxygen supply from the heart.
2006-12-12 05:21:25 · answer #6 · answered by soulguy85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋