Blood is pumped from the heart to the entire body by the :
(a) lungs
(b) ventricles
(c) atria
(d) nerves

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Blood is pumped from the heart to the entire body by the ventricles. Hence, the correct choice is (b).

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the heart?

(i) Left atrium receives oxygenated blood from different parts of the body while right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from lungs.

(ii) Left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different body parts while right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to lungs.

(iii) Left atrium transfers oxygenated blood to right ventricle which sends it to different body parts.

(iv) Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body while left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different parts of the body.

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(b) What are the lower parts of the heart called?
(c) What is the name of blood vessels which connect arteries to veins?
(d) (i) Which side of the heart pumps blood into the lungs?
(ii) Which side of the heart pumps blood into entire body (except the lungs)?

Q. Which of the following statement(s) wrong with regard to heart?
A. Left atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body while right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the lungs.
B. Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different body parts while right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
C. Left atrium receives oxygenated blood from lungs while left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different parts of the body.
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Blood is pumped from the heart to the entire body by the : (a) lungs (b) ventricles (c) atria (d) nerves

Blood is pumped from the heart to the entire body by the ventricles. Hence, the correct choice is (b).

Blood is pumped from the heart to the entire body by the :
(a) lungs
(b) ventricles
(c) atria
(d) nerves