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How does pulmonary artery differ from the vena cava?
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Anatomy lesson: The pulmonary artery is the vessel that carries blood from the right ventricle to the lungs where the blood is oxygenated. The vena cava are veins that drain blood into the right atrium from both the upper and lower halves of the body.
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