Which chamber of human heart pumps fully oxygenated blood to aorta and thence to the body ?

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Q: 46 (CDS-II/2008)
Which chamber of human heart pumps fully oxygenated blood to aorta and thence to the body ?

question_subject: 

Science

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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{'right ventricle': [0, 0, 2, 1], 'left ventricle': [0, 0, 8, 0], 'human heart': [3, 0, 0, 0], 'aorta': [4, 0, 3, 0], 'chamber': [0, 0, 2, 1], 'blood': [5, 0, 0, 1], 'left auricle': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'right auricle': [0, 0, 2, 1], 'body': [27, 3, 23, 37]}

The correct answer is option 4, Left Ventricle.

The human heart consists of four chambers: two atria (auricles) and two ventricles. The job of the heart is to pump blood throughout the body.

The left ventricle is responsible for pumping fully oxygenated blood to the aorta, which is the largest artery in the body. From the aorta, the oxygenated blood is distributed to all parts of the body, providing oxygen and nutrients to the cells.

Option 1, Right Auricle, is not correct as the right atrium (auricle) receives deoxygenated blood from the body and sends it to the right ventricle, which will then pump it to the lungs for oxygenation.

Option 2, Left Auricle, is also not correct as the left atrium (auricle) receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and sends it to the left ventricle, which will then pump it to the aorta and distribute it to the body.

Option 3, Right Ventricle, is not correct as the right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs, not to the aorta and the body.

Therefore, the correct option is option

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