the vein of the human circulatory system that returns oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium.

drains oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium

major vein carrying oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the heart

any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart

A vein which returns oxygen-rich blood (an exception to the rule) from the lungs to the left side of the heart.

the vessel that carries newly oxygenated blood to the heart from the lungs.

The vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. Veins carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart. PICTURE

One of four vessels that carry aerated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. (The four are the right and left superior and inferior pulmonary veins). The pulmonary veins are the only veins that carry bright red oxygenated blood.

the blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.

The blood vessel that carries oxygen-replenished blood from the lungs to the heart so it can be sent throughout the body.

The pulmonary veins carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. They are the only veins in the post-fetal human body that carry oxygenated (red) blood.