pulmonary vein
What pulmonary vein means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The exception among veins, carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
The vessel carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
Topics that use pulmonary vein
- The heart and blood vessels (AQA GCSE)
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