There are 4 main blood vessels that take blood into and out of the heart
What is the largest artery in the body?
Aorta
What is the largest vein in the body?
Vena cava
The aorta carries oxygenated blood (away from the left ventricle) to the body
The vena cava carries deoxygenated blood (back from the body) to the heart
The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood (away from the right ventricle) to the lungs
The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood (from the lungs) to the heart
Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart - except from the pulmonary artery , which carries deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle to the lungs
