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An artery is defined as a blood vessel that carries blood in which direction?
AAway from the heart
BToward the heart
CAround the heart only
DInto the heart wall
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Away from the heart
1. Vessels are named by the direction they carry blood.
2. The circulation runs out from the heart and back again.
3. An artery is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
4. It branches into ever-smaller vessels as it goes.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 20 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation', sections 20.1-20.5_
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