Arteries are best defined as the vessels which:
supply oxygenated blood to the different organs
break up into capillaries which reunite to form one visceral organ
break up into capillaries which reunite to form a vein
carry blood from one visceral organ to another viscera! organ
As we learnt in
Systemic Circulation -
The oxygenated blood entering the aorta is carried by a network of arteries, arterioles and capillaries to the tissues from where the deoxygenated blood is collected by a system of venules, veins and vena cava and emptied into the right atrium. This is the systemic circulation.
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This is the systemic circulation.
Option 1)
supply oxygenated blood to the different organs
Incorrect
Option 2)
break up into capillaries which reunite to form one visceral organ
Correct
Option 3)
break up into capillaries which reunite to form a vein
Incorrect
Option 4)
carry blood from one visceral organ to another viscera! organ
Incorrect