Arteries carry ..... away from the heart to the rest of the body.

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Arteries carry ____ away from the heart to the rest of the body.

A	waste
B	blood
C	carbon dioxide
D	oxygen

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. These are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body. Veins. These are blood vessels that carry blood from the body back into the heart.

Detailed explanation-3: -Blood is pumped out of the heart at a relatively high pressure. Because they have to carry blood at this high pressure, arteries have very thick muscular walls. Arteries carry blood away from the heart.

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