Are pulmonary vein and pulmonary artery the same
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No both are different.
#)Pulmonary artery transport deoxygenated blood. whereas
Pulmonary veins transport oxygenated blood.
#)Pulmonary artery carry blood from heart to lungs.
whereas pulmonary viens carry blood from lung too heart.
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Pulmonary arteries carry oxygen-depleted blood from heart to lungs while the pulmonary veins carry oxygen-rich blood from lungs to the heart.
- Blood carried by pulmonary veins is rich in oxygen whereas blood carried by pulmonary arteries is impure i.e. depleted of oxygen.
- Pulmonary arteries are one pair in number whereas pulmonary veins are two pairs in number.
- Pulmonary artery carry blood from right ventricle of heart whereas pulmonary veins carry blood to left auricle of the heart.
- Blood pressure is higher in pulmonary artery than in pulmonary veins.
- Walls of pulmonary veins are not as thick as the walls of pulmonary arteries. In fact pulmonary arteries have thicker and more elastic walls.
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