NEET Previous Year Question
Blood pressure in the mammalian aorta is maximum during:
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.
- ASystole of the left atrium
- BDiastole of the right ventricle
- CSystole of the left ventricle
- DDiastole of the right atrium
Correct answer: C
Solution
(c) The temporary rise in blood pressure during the contraction of the heart is called systolic pressure and the temporary fall in blood pressure during relaxation of the heart is called diastolic pressure. Blood pressure is expressed as the ratio of the systolic pressure over the diastolic pressure. For a healthy resting adult person, the average systolic/diastolic pressures are . Aorta is directly supplied by left ventricle thus, the blood pressure in aorta is highest during systole of left ventricle. During it, left ventricle contracts and pushes blood into aorta.More Body Fluids & Circulation PYQs
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