General Science Circulatory System Flash Card Set 212554

Card 4 of 10
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.

venae cavae

Supplying the heart with blood to pump to the lungs, the __________ are the two largest veins in the body.