The figure shows blood circulation in humans with labels A to D. Select the option which gives correct identification of label and functions of the part. [Figure]
- A - Artery-Thick walled and blood flows evenly
- C - Vein-Thin walled and blood flows in jerks/spurts
- D - Pulmonary vein-Takes oxygenated blood to heart, pO2 = 95 mmHg
- B - Capillary-Thin without muscle layer and wall two cell layers thick
Answer
(3) D - Pulmonary vein-Takes oxygenated blood to heart, pO2 = 95 mmHg
Solution
• A (artery) is thick walled, but blood flows in it in jerks/spurts ⇒ (1) wrong.
• C (vein) is thin walled, but blood flows in it evenly ⇒ (2) wrong.
• D is the pulmonary vein, which carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium; as per NCERT, pO2 of oxygenated blood is 95 mmHg ⇒ (3) correct.
• B (capillary) has no muscle layer and its wall is only one cell layer thick (endothelium) ⇒ (4) wrong.
Answer: (3)