Question

Arteries carry the blood

• A. away from the heart
• B. towards the heart
• C. no where
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A

away from the heart

The correct option is A.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. The arteries (red) carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart, to your body's tissues.
2. They carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to all of the body's tissues.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option B:

The veins (blue) carry deoxygenated blood from all of the body's tissues back to the heart.

Final answer: Arteries carry the blood away from the heart.