Identify the correct match

I: Coronary artery – Oxygen-rich blood

II: Pulmonary vein – Carbon dioxide-rich blood

III: Pulmonary artery – Oxygen-rich blood

IV: Hepatic vein – Carbon dioxide-rich blood

II and III

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I and IV

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I and III

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II and IV

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Solution

The correct option is B
I and IV

Arteries carry oxygen-rich or oxygenated blood whereas veins carry carbon dioxide-rich or deoxygenated blood. However, the pulmonary artery carries carbon dioxide-rich or deoxygenated blood from the heart whereas pulmonary vein carries oxygen-rich or oxygenated blood to the heart.

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Which of the following is correct about the pulmonary artery?

I : It contains oxygen rich blood

II : It contains carbon dioxide rich blood

III : It carries blood pumped from the heart to lungs

IV : It carries blood from the lungs to the heart

Even though pulmonary artery carries carbon dioxide rich blood, why is it called an artery and not a vein?

Which blood vessel does not carry any carbon dioxide ?
(a) pulmonary artery
(b) vena cava
(c) hepatic vein
(d) pulmonary vein

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