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Why is it called an artery if it does not carry oxygen-rich blood?

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Why is it called an artery if it does not carry oxygen-rich blood?

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The pulmonary artery does not carry oxygen-rich blood but it carries blood away from the heart like all other arteries. Therefore, it is called an artery.

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अध्याय 11: Transportation in Animals and Plants - SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS [पृष्ठ ५९]

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अध्याय 11 Transportation in Animals and Plants
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS | Q 13. (b) | पृष्ठ ५९

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The liquid connective tissue A circulates in our body continuously without stopping. This tissue contains a pigment B which imparts it a colour C. The tissue A consists of four components D, E, F and G. The component D fights infection and protects us from diseases. The component E helps in the clotting of tissue A if a person gets a cut. The component F is a liquid which consists mainly of water with many substances dissolved in it and component G carries oxygen from the lungs to all the parts of the body.
  1. What is (i) tissue A (ii) pigment B, and (iii) colour C?
  2. Name (i) D (ii) E (iii) F, and (iv) G.
  3. Name one substance (other than oxygen) which is transported by tissue A in the human body.
  4. Which two components of tissue A are the cells without nucleus?
  5. Name any two organisms ( animals) which do not have liquid like A in their body.

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