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Chapter 5: Problem 22

Match the descriptions to the blood vessel in the key. Answers may be used more than once. Key: a. venules b. veins c. capillaries d. arteries e. arterioles Take blood away from the heart

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The blood vessel that takes blood away from the heart is d. arteries.

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Identify the blood vessel taking blood away from the heart.

Among the blood vessels listed in the key, arteries are the ones responsible for carrying blood away from the heart. Blood in the arteries is usually oxygenated, except for the pulmonary artery, which carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation. So, the answer is: d. arteries

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