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What is unique about blood in pulmonary arteries compared with blood in other arteries?
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Low oxygen: An artery is a blood vessel where the blood inside is flowing away from the heart. The pulmonary arteries are unique because they are the only arteries in the body with de-oxygenated blood (low oxygen). These arteries travel to the lungs to pick up oxygen, and then return to the heart through the pulmonary veins.
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