Group · Cardiovascular system
Pulmonary veins
Venae pulmonales
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Trunk
- Part of
- Venous system
DescriptionUnreviewed
The pulmonary veins are the veins that transfer oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.
The largest pulmonary veins are the four main pulmonary veins, two from each lung that drain into the left atrium of the heart.
The pulmonary veins are part of the pulmonary circulation.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Venae pulmonales
- English
- Pulmonary veins
- French
- Veines pulmonaires
- Spanish
- Venas pulmonares
- Portuguese
- Veias pulmonares