De-oxygenated” blood is returning to the lungs with the hemoglobin depleted of oxygen (absorbed by the cells). The blood will also be carrying the resulting carbon dioxide back to the lungs for exhalation.
Venous blood is deoxygenated blood which travels from the peripheral vessels, through the venous system into the right atrium of the heart.
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