Which vessel carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

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Oxygenated blood returning from the lungs to the heart travels through the pulmonary veins. These vessels are special because, unlike most veins, they carry oxygen-rich blood, delivering it into the left atrium. From there, it moves to the left ventricle and is pumped out to the body via the aorta. The other vessels have different roles: the pulmonary artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs and is deoxygenated; the vena cava brings deoxygenated blood from the body back to the right atrium; the aorta carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body.