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

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(b) ventricles
Ventricles pump oxygenated blood from the heart to the entire 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

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Question 17
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.

(a) (i)
(b) (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iii)

Q. (a) What are the upper parts of the heart called?
(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)?

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

(b) ventriclesVentricles pump oxygenated blood from the heart to the entire body.

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

(b) ventricles
Ventricles pump oxygenated blood from the heart to the entire body.