The Pulmonary vein reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Pulmonary vein

The pulmonary veins carry blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. They are the only veins in the adult human body that carry oxygenated blood.

Cardiovascular system

Heart - Aorta - Arteries - Arterioles - Capillaries - Venules - Veins - Venae cavae - Pulmonary artery - Lungs - Pulmonary veinss - Blood

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