Given alongside is a diagram of the human heart showing its internal structure, label the parts marked 1 to 5, and answer the following questions.
(a) Which type of blood is carried by the blood vessel marked 2?
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Solution
The parts are: 1- Pulmonary artery.
2- Superior vena cava.
3-Pulmonary vein.
4-Right auricle.
5-Left ventricle.
Superior vena cava (2) carries the deoxygenated blood from the upper parts of the body, such as the head and shoulders.