Multiple Choice
Which type of blood vessel carries oxygenated blood away from the heart?
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19. The Blood Vessels
Types of Blood Vessels
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Which type of blood vessel usually carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body tissues?
A
Capillaries
B
Veins
C
Arteries
D
Venules
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Step 1: Understand the function of different types of blood vessels in the circulatory system. Blood vessels include arteries, veins, capillaries, and venules, each with distinct roles.
Step 2: Recall that arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. Most arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to body tissues, except for the pulmonary artery which carries oxygen-poor blood to the lungs.
Step 3: Recognize that veins carry blood toward the heart, usually oxygen-poor blood from the body back to the heart, except for the pulmonary veins which carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart.
Step 4: Note that capillaries are tiny blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products occurs between blood and tissues.
Step 5: Venules are small vessels that collect blood from capillaries and transport it to veins, carrying oxygen-poor blood back toward the heart.
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