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Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.

(xviii) The blood vessel which transports blood from heart to an organ is called ___________.


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Blood vessels:

  1. A network of tube-like structures that transport blood from the heart to the tissues and from the tissues to the heart are called blood vessels.
  2. Blood vessels are one of the inevitable structures in circulation.
  3. There are three types of blood vessels namely - arteries, veins, and capillaries.

Arteries, Veins, and Capillaries:

  1. The arteries are the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to other organs in the body.
  2. The veins are the blood vessels that carry blood from other organs to the heart.
  3. The capillaries are the blood vessels that carry blood from arteries to veins.

The blood vessel which transports blood from the heart to an organ is called the artery.


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