NEET2016ZoologyBody Fluids and CirculationActual
Blood pressure in the pulmonary artery is:
Options
- ASame as that in the aorta
- BMore than that in the carotid
- CMore than that in the pulmonary vein
- DLess than that in the venae cavae
Correct answer
C. More than that in the pulmonary vein
Step-by-step solution
Blood pressure in different blood vessels: Artery > Arteriole > Capillary > Venule > Vein (Vena cavae). The pressure in arteries is more than that of pressure in veins as arteries receives blood directly from ventricles during ventricular systole. The wall of the arteries are thick and muscular. The flow of blood in arteries is fast as the blood in them is under great pressure. The pressure in pulmonary aorta is more than that in the pulmonary vein as it receives blood directly from right ventricle during ventricul