NEET 2016 Biology question

Blood pressure in the pulmonary artery is:

(1)Same as that in the aorta
(2)More than that in the carotid
(3)More than that in the pulmonary veinCorrect
(4)Less than that in the venae cavae

Answer: (3)

Solution

The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs at a pressure (about 25/8 mm Hg) that is much lower than systemic arterial pressure but higher than that in the pulmonary veins, which return blood to the left atrium at a low pressure. Blood pressure falls along the

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Question ID VK-091995