ANATOMY
CHEST AND CARDIOVASCULAR
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Question
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What is the role of arteries in the cardiovascular system?
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Carry blood away from the heart
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Carry blood back to the heart
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Carry blood to the lungs
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Allows the exchanges of gases, nutrients and wastes between blood and the tissues
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The arteries (red) carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart, to your body’s tissues. The veins (blue) take oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. Arteries begin with the aorta, the large artery leaving the heart. They carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to all of the body’s tissues.
Detailed explanation-2: -Arteries carry blood away from your heart. Veins carry blood back toward your heart. Capillaries, the smallest blood vessels, connect arteries and veins.
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