Which artery in the human body carries blood to the lungs to receive oxygen?

In the human heart, the pulmonary trunk (pulmonary artery or main pulmonary artery) begins at the base of the right ventricle of the heart. It is short and wide—approximately 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in length and 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in diameter. It then branches into two pulmonary arteries (left and right), which deliver deoxygenated blood to the corresponding lung. The blood here passes through capillaries adjacent to alveoli and becomes oxygenated as part of the process of respiration.

The coronary arteries supply oxygenated and nutrient filled blood to the heart muscle.

The bronchial arteries supply nutrition to the lungs themselves.

The left and right common carotid arteries are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood.

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Kristen Simak

I'm an RT, I better get this right. lol

Trudy Berggren Rahm

nurse, better get it right

Mark A. Plough

I believe the pulmonary artery is the only artery to carry deoxygenated blood.

gguttada

Sure, too easy if you worked for pulmonoliogists

Noreen Kelly

got it and knew that coronary was heart but knew bronchial was related to lungs but not in a blood way.

Ken Glatzer

Again a one question quiz. Very annoying

Emy Ngan

Got it right

lucasmats

Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back to the heart.whether the blood is oxygenated or not. So the pulmonary arteries carry de-oxygenated blood to the lungs and the pulmonary veins carry re-oxygenated blood back to the heart where.the oxygenated blood is pumped to the rest of the body by way of the other arteries,including the bronchial arteries. In our throat is the trachea. In the chest, it bifurcates into the bronchi air tubes that goes into the right and left lungs. Bronchi arteries follow accordingly Then bronchial veins deliver blood to the lungs, not so much to be oxygenated, but to be returned with the pulmonary veins Arteries away bveins back Throat trachea bronchi bifurcates hopes this helps