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Circulation in Humans

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Which chamber of the heart pumps blood to the lungs for oxygenation?

A

Right atrium

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Right ventricle

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Left atrium

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D

Left ventricle

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Solution

The correct option is B Right ventricle
The heart has 4 chambers - two atria and two ventricles. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle. The right ventricle pumps the oxygen deficient blood to the lungs for oxygenation.

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Q. Which chamber of the heart has the thickest wall?
(a) Right atrium
(b) Left atrium
(c) Left ventricle
(d) Right ventricle

Q. Which of the following statement (s) is (are) true about 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 parts of the body.
(iv) Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body while left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different parts of the body.

Q. Match the chambers of the human heart in Column A to its function in Column B.

\begin{matrix} C o l u m n A & C o l u m n B (i) R i g h t a t r i u m & (a) P u m p s d e o x y g e n a t e d b l o o d t o l u n g s (i i) L e f t a t r i u m & (b) R e c e i v e s o x y g e n a t e d b l o o d f r o m l u n g s (i i i) R i g h t v e n t r i c l e & (c) P u m p s o x y g e n a t e d b l o o d t o t h e b o d y (i v) L e f t v e n t r i c l e & (d) R e c e i v e s d e o x y g e n a t e d b l o o d f r o m t h e b o d y \end{matrix}

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.
D. Pulmonary vein carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs and pulmonary artery brings oxygenated blood towards the heart.

Q. Assertion: Left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different body parts while the right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
Reason: Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from different parts of the body while the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood to different parts of the body.

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