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lo 3.7 - 3.8. the pulmonary arteries carry low - oxygen blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the ___.
heart
brain
lungs
stomach
liver
large intestine
The pulmonary arteries are part of the pulmonary circulation. In this circulation, the main function is to take de - oxygenated (low - oxygen) blood from the right ventricle of the heart. The destination of this blood is the lungs. In the lungs, the blood undergoes gas exchange (carbon dioxide is released and oxygen is picked up). The heart is the organ that pumps the blood (the pulmonary arteries originate from the heart, not go back to it for this particular function). The brain, stomach, liver, and large intestine are not the sites for the pulmonary circulation's gas exchange process. The pulmonary arteries' specific role is related to the lungs for oxygenation.
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