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GCSE Physical Education · key term
The vein carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 1.2.2 · Paper 1
Revise: Structure of the cardiovascular systemOxygenated blood returns from the lungs through the pulmonary vein into the left atrium. The atrium contracts, moving blood through the bicuspid valve into the left ventricle.
Arteries carry blood away from the heart; veins carry blood towards it. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood, while the pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood.
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