General Science Flash Card Set 812711

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Pulmonary Artery & Vein

The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.

pulmonary vein

Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the __________.