Question

Give one word for the following:

Vessels that carry oxygenated blood.

Answer 1

Arteries:

1. Arteries are those blood vessels which carry the blood from the heart to all body parts.
2. Blood flows through arteries at a high pressure and the force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels is called blood pressure.
3. Arteries have thick and elastic walls.
4. All arteries except pulmonary arteries carry oxygenated blood.
5. Pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood.