pulmonary artery
What pulmonary artery means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs, showing that artery means direction, not oxygen content.
The vessel carrying deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
Topics that use pulmonary artery
- The heart and blood vessels (AQA GCSE)
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