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The blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart and the rest of the body are...

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The arteries

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Arteries carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart to body tissue. Veins take oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.

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The arteries (red) carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart, to your body's tissues. The veins (blue) take oxygen-poor blood back to the heart. Arteries begin with the aorta, the large artery leaving the heart. They carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to all of the body's tissues.
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