Which of the following is correct about the aorta?

I: It leaves the left ventricle carrying oxygenated blood to all parts of the body

II: It leaves the left auricle carrying the oxygenated blood to all parts of the body

III: It carries blood pumped from the heart to lungs

IV: It is the largest artery in the body

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I and III

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I and IV

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II and III

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Solution

The correct option is C
I and IV

The aorta is the largeat artery in the body and it leaves the left ventricle carrying oxygenated blood to all parts of the body. The pulmonary artery carries the blood which contains carbon dioxide. It carries blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

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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)

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

Q. Draw the diagram of human heart and label the following parts which
(i) receives deoxygenated blood from vena cava,
(ii) send deoxygenated blood to lung through pulmonary artery,
(iii) receives oxygenated blood from lungs and
(iv) sends oxygenated blood to all parts of the body through aorta.

Q. Match the following

\begin{matrix} Column I & Column II 1.Aorta & i. Carries deoxygenated blood from upper part of the body to the heart 2.Inferior vena cava & ii. Carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to heart 3.Superior vena cava & iii. Carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the other parts of the body 4.Pulmonary vein & iv. Carries deoxygenated blood from lower part of the body to the heart \end{matrix}

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}

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