Blood is taken to the lungs to become oxygenated and returned to the heart before being pumped through the body. Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?(1 point) Responses elastic elastic capillaries capillaries arteries arteries veins
The blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called arteries. Arteries have strong and elastic walls that allow them to carry oxygenated blood at high pressure away from the heart and distribute it to the different parts of the body. Arteries branch out into smaller blood vessels called arterioles, which then further divide into tiny capillaries where the exchange of oxygen and nutrients with the body's tissues takes place.
