Arteries are best defined as the vessels which

Options

A. Carry blood from one visceral organ to another visceral organ
B. Supply oxygenated blood to the different organs
C. Carry blood away from the heart to different organs
D. Break up into capillaries which reunite to form a vein

Answer

C

Explanation

Arteries is thick walled, carry oxygenated blood (deoxygenated in pulmonary artery) from heart to various parts of body. These blood vessels are grouped as aorta which branches to form orders which further divide into thinner branches called arterioles inside the organ.