Which of the following descriptions defines malnutrition?

Pumping oxygen rich blood to different areas of the body.

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Pumping carbon dioxide rich blood to the lungs.

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Pumping oxygen rich blood to different areas of the body and carbon dioxide rich blood to the lungs.

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Pumping blood from veins to arteries.

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Solution

The correct option is B
Pumping carbon dioxide rich blood to the lungs.

Malnutrition means the lack of a balanced diet. Starvation means not having enough food to provide the energy that the body needs. Extreme scarcity of food is known as famine.

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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

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

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