ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The aorta branches into arteries, which eventually branch into smaller arterioles. Arterioles carry blood and oxygen into the smallest blood vessels, the capillaries. Capillaries are so small they can only be seen under a microscope. The walls of the capillaries are permeable to oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Venules: Veins begin as tiny vessels called venules and get gradually larger as they near your heart. Venules receive blood from capillaries. Veins: Unlike arteries, veins don’t have to carry highly pressurized blood, but they do have to carry large volumes of deoxygenated blood back to your heart.

Detailed explanation-3: -Arteries transport blood away from the heart and branch into smaller vessels, forming arterioles. Arterioles distribute blood to capillary beds, the sites of exchange with the body tissues. Capillaries lead back to small vessels known as venules that flow into the larger veins and eventually back to the heart.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is (C): The transition between arteries and veins occurs within tiny blood vessels called capillaries. The transfer of oxygen, glucose, and nutrients from the bloodstream to bodily tissues occurs at the capillaries.