Question

Which of the following match correctly?

• A. Superior vena cava - Receives deoxygenated blood from the lower body and organs.
• B. Pulmonary artery - Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
• C. Hepatic artery - Carries deoxygenated blood to the gut.
• D. Inferior vena cava - Receives deoxygenated blood from the head and body.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Pulmonary artery - Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Out of all the given pairs, the only correctly matched pair is (c), i.e., the pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs from the right ventricle. Rest all the other statements are incorrect as-
(a) Inferior vena cava receives deoxygenated blood from the lower body and organs.
(b) Superior vena cava receives deoxygenated blood from the head and upper body
(c) Hepatic artery carries oxygenated blood to the liver.