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How does the pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein differ in their function when compared to a normal artery and vein ?

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All arteries carry oxygenated blood, except pulmonary arteries, which carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
All veins carry deoxygenated blood, except pulmonary veins, which carry Oxygenated blood from the lungs and to the left atrium of the Heart.
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