alleryWhich type of blood vessel carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart?
AArtery, with thick muscular walls
BVein, with valves and thinner walls
CCapillary, with one-cell-thick walls
DLymph vessel, carrying lymph only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Artery, with thick muscular walls
1. The chapter compares arteries, veins and capillaries.
2. Arteries carry blood away from the heart.
3. Except for the pulmonary artery, they carry oxygenated blood.
4. So option A is correct.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology Class 10, Ch 7 The Circulatory System (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on blood vessels_
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