Question

Which statement best describes the function of capillaries, arteries, and veins in the circulatory system?

A) Capillaries deliver blood to individual cells; arteries bring oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart; veins deliver oxygen-rich blood to the heart.

B) Capillaries deliver oxygen-rich blood to the heart; arteries bring oxygen rich-blood away from the heart; veins deliver blood to individual cells.

C) Capillaries deliver blood to individual cells; veins generally deliver oxygen-depleted blood to the heart; arteries generally bring oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.

D) Capillaries bring oxygen-rich blood away from the heart; arteries deliver blood to individual cells; veins deliver oxygen-rich blood to the heart.

Answer 1

the answer is c the capillaries are tiny they branch off of the arterioles and go back to the vienules the arterirs carry blood away from the heart in most cases it is oxygen rich then veins bring blood back to the heart usually oxygen depleted. this is true in most except the pulmonary artery and vien