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Q. Read the following statements.
I. Systemic aorta originates from left ventricle and distributes deoxygenated blood to lungs.
II. Pulmonary arch originates from right ventricle and carries oxygenated blood to various body parts except lungs.
III. Coronary veins return deoxygenated blood from heart wall to right auricle.
Which of the following statement(s) correctly identifies the function of blood vessels associated with human heart?

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Solution:

Only statement III correctly describes the function of a vessel associated with heart. The correct form of other incorrect statements I and II are as follows
- Systemic aorta originates from left ventricle and distributes oxygenated blood to various body parts.
- Pulmonary aorta originates from right ventricle and divides into two pulmonary arteries which carry deoxygenated blood to lungs.