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Sir,
I would like to know why the blood vessel going from the right ventrical our heart to our lungs is called the pulminary aretery and not a pulminary vein?
Also,why is it said that a human can survive with 1/3 of his lungs?
All vessels carrying blood away from the heart are referred to as ateries and vessels carrying blood toward the heart are veins.
I cannot answer about the lung question. I have never heard of this but I would assume that the quality of life in this case would not be good
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Walter Hintz
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Science teacher for over 50 years. MSc. in biology. I can answer questions in general biology, zoology, botany, anatomy and physiology and biochemistry.
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