EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which blood vessels carry blood back to the heart?
A
Arteries
B
Veins
C
Purple potatoes
D
Scabs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry blood back to the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oxygen-poor blood returns from the body to the heart through the superior vena cava (SVC) and inferior vena cava (IVC), the two main veins that bring blood back to the heart.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your aorta and pulmonary trunk (arteries) send blood out of your heart. Your pulmonary veins, superior vena cava and inferior vena cava (veins) carry blood into your heart.

Detailed explanation-4: -Capillaries, the smallest and most numerous of the blood vessels, form the connection between the vessels that carry blood away from the heart (arteries) and the vessels that return blood to the heart (veins). The primary function of capillaries is the exchange of materials between the blood and tissue cells.

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