NEETZoologyBody Fluids and Circulation
What is the route of oxygenated blood in the body?
Options
- APulmonary artery to lungs
- BAorta to tissues
- CPulmonary veins to left atrium
- DVena cava to right atrium
Correct answer
B. Aorta to tissues
Step-by-step solution
The blood pumped by the right ventricle enters the pulmonary artery, whereas the left ventricle pumps blood into the aorta. The deoxygenated blood pumped into the pulmonary artery is passed on to the lungs from where the oxygenated blood is carried by the pulmonary veins into the left atrium . This pathway constitutes the pulmonary circulation . The oxygenated blood entering the aorta is carried by a network of arteries, arterioles and capillaries to the tissues from where the deoxygenated blood is collected by a s