Which of the following features is not a characteristic of arteries? Arteries

Which of the following features is not a characteristic of arteries? Arteries

  • A.
    possess valves at internals throughout their length
  • B.
    have thick muscular and elastic walls
  • C.
    carry blood away from the heart
  • D.
    transport oxygenated blood with the exception of the pulmonary artery
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation

*Caries blood away from heart

*Thick, muscular, elastic wall

*Blood is at high pressure and flows fast in spurts(pulse waves)

*Valves absent (except for semi-lunar valves near the heart)

*Blood is oxygenated (except that is pulmonary arteries)

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