ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:An artery is a vessel that carries blood to the heart
A
True
B
False
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back to the heart. The circulatory system carries oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to cells, and removes waste products, like carbon dioxide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. Like all other tissues in the body, the heart muscle needs oxygen-rich blood to function. Also, oxygen-depleted blood must be carried away. The coronary arteries wrap around the outside of the heart.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thereby the false for arteries is have valves.

Detailed explanation-4: -Final answer: The correct statement that describes arteries is they have thick elastic walls without valves inside, blood flows under high pressure and carries blood away from the heart to different parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-5: -Arteries carry blood towards the heart and veins carry blood away from the heart to different organs.

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