Which part of the heart receives deoxygenated blood?

Right atrium

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Right ventricle

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Left atrium

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Left ventricle

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Solution

The correct option is A Right atrium
The right atrium is the right upper chamber of the heart. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the venae cavae and pumps it into the right ventricle which then sends it to the lungs to be oxygenated.
So, the correct answer is 'Right atrium'

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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. 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.

Match the parts of the heart in Column I with the direction of flow of blood in Column II
$\begin{matrix} C o l u m n I & C o l u m n I I (i) R i g h t V e n t r i c l e & (a) P u m p s d e o x y g e n a t e d b l o o d i n t o t h e p u l m o n a r y a r t e r y (i i) P u l m o n a r y V e i n s & (b) T a k e s d e o x y g e n a t e d b l o o d (i i i) L e f t A t r i u m & (c) R e c e i v e s b l o o d f r o m d i f f e r e n t p a r t s o f t h e b o d y . (i v) P u l m o n a r y A r t e r i e s & (d) B r i n g o x y g e n a t e d b l o o d f r o m l u n g s t o t h e h e a r t . (v) L e f t V e n t r i c l e & (e) P u m p s b l o o d i n t o t h e a o r t a . (v i) R i g h t A u r i c l e & (f) R e c e i v e s d e o x y g e n a t e d b l o o d f r o m t h e p u l m o n a r y v e i n s . \end{matrix}$

Q. Identify the part of the heart which receives deoxygenated blood from the veins.

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