Pulmonary Artery: The artery that carries blood from the right ventricle of the vertebrate heart to the lungs. Artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs.

 

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Pulmonary Artery: The artery that carries blood from the right ventricle of the vertebrate heart to the lungs. Artery carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs.

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Carotid Artery: The main artery providing blood supply to the head.

Artery: A blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart: contains oxygen-rich, high-pressure blood in the systemic cardiorespiratory system