Pulmonary Veins: The Route of Oxygenated Blood to the Heart

The structure that returns blood from the lungs to the heart is the pulmonary vein. The pulmonary veins are four blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. The pulmonary veins are the only veins in the body that carry oxygenated blood.

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