Blood pressure in the pulmonary artery is
- more than that in the pulmonary vein
- less than that in the venae cavae
- same as that in the aorta
- more than that in the carotid.
Answer
(1) more than that in the pulmonary vein
Solution
Blood pressure falls continuously as blood flows from arteries through capillaries to veins.
⇒ The pulmonary artery receives blood directly from the right ventricle, whereas the pulmonary vein carries blood from the lung capillaries back to the left atrium.
∴ Pressure in pulmonary artery > pressure in pulmonary vein.
∵ The right ventricle pumps only to the lungs (pulmonary circulation), its pressure is less than that in the aorta and carotid (systemic circulation), but still more than that in the venae cavae.
Answer: (1)