pulmonary veins
Heart-bound lung vessels
Pulmonary veins are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the heart's left atrium.
Unlike most veins, which carry oxygen-depleted blood, pulmonary veins transport freshly oxygenated blood—the opposite of what pulmonary arteries do.
Humans typically have four pulmonary veins, two from each lung.
The surgeon repaired the damaged pulmonary vein during the procedure.
Having high O2 concentration
- gas exchangeTransfer of respiratory molecules
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- oxygenatedInfused with O2
- deoxygenatedWithout oxygen present
hemoglobin · arterial blood · capillary bed · diffusion · plasma · bloodstream · oxygen saturation · respiratory
Roofed central hall
- mitral valveLeft heart's one-way door
- cardiac cycleOne complete heart contraction-relaxation
- diastoleCardiac relaxation phase
- systoleHeart muscle contraction phase
heart valves · myocardium · endocardium · ventricle · aorta · blood flow · coronary · echocardiography
Heart's upper oxygen-rich chamber
- oxygenated bloodBlood carrying fresh oxygen
- blood vesselsTubes carrying circulating fluid
- vascularOf blood vessels
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
venules · capillaries · thorax · mediastinum · pericardium · vasculature · anastomosis · hilum
Disorganized cardiac rhythm disorder
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
fibrosis · occlusion · varicose · catheterization · angiography · imaging · CT scan · MRI
oxygen-rich
Having high O2 concentration
- gas exchangeTransfer of respiratory molecules
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- oxygenatedInfused with O2
deoxygenated · hemoglobin · arterial blood · capillary bed · diffusion · plasma · bloodstream · oxygen saturation · respiratory · ventilation
atrium
Roofed central hall
- mitral valveLeft heart's one-way door
- cardiac cycleOne complete heart contraction-relaxation
- diastoleCardiac relaxation phase
systole · heart valves · myocardium · endocardium · ventricle · aorta · blood flow · coronary · echocardiography · cardiologist
left atrium
Heart's upper oxygen-rich chamber
- oxygenated bloodBlood carrying fresh oxygen
- blood vesselsTubes carrying circulating fluid
- vascularOf blood vessels
endothelium · venules · capillaries · thorax · mediastinum · pericardium · vasculature · anastomosis · hilum · drainage
atrial fibrillation
Disorganized cardiac rhythm disorder
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
embolism · fibrosis · occlusion · varicose · catheterization · angiography · imaging · CT scan · MRI · echocardiogram
- chest vesselssuperior vena cava, aortic arch, coronary arteries, aorta
- blood vesselsarteries, artery, capillaries, capillary, aorta
- circulationblood, circulation, arteries, bloodstream, cardiac
- thoraxthorax, chest, ribcage, chest cavity, chest wall
- venous returnvena cava, inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, right atrium, muscle pump
- respiratory systemlungs, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, airways
pulmonary veinspulmonary arteries
Vessels supplying lung circulation
pulmonary artery · superior vena cava · inferior vena cava · vena cava · jugular veins
pulmonary, veins, vein, pulmonologist, venous, veined, veining