What kind of blood do arteries carry?

Answer 1

Arteries carry arterial blood away from the heart through the aorta and carotid arteries. Venous blood is then circulated back to one of the vena cavas where it enters the right atrium, go's through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle so that it can be taken through the pulmonary valves to t

he lungs. There, it once again becomes arterial blood, and is taken through the left chambers to the aortic arch and the cycle repeats.

Answer 2

Arteries carry oxygenated blood but there is always an exception to every rule, the pulmonary artery is the only artery to carry deoxygenated blood. This can be a bit confusing but just remember that Arteries carry blood Away.

Answer 3

In terms of a general direction, arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.

Answer 4

blood AWAY from the heart. veins TO the heart.

Answer 5

Most arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs.

Answer 6

All arteries carry blood. specifically they carry blood away from the heart with the exception of the pulmonary arteries which carry blood toward the heart from the lungs.

Answer 7

they carry blood through your body AWAY from your heart

Answer 8

The short answer is Blood. The blood in arteries, however, carries more unused food and oxygen and less carbon dioxide than veins.

Answer 9

Pulmonary veins carry oxygen rich blood from the lungs to the heart. Pulmonary arteries carry low-oxygen blood from the heart to the lungs.