Multiple choice

Match the following:

a. Arteries 1. They are thin-walled and extremely narrow tubes or blood vessels which help in exchanging various materials between the blood and the body cells.
b. Capillaries 2. They are the thick-walled blood vessels which carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body.
c. Veins 3. They are the thin-walled blood vessels which carry blood from all parts of the body back to the heart.

  1. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  2. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3

  3. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2

  4. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3

  5. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. Arteries are the thick-walled blood vessels which carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body. Capillaries are thin-walled and extremely narrow tubes or blood vessels which help in exchanging various materials between the blood and the body cells. Veins are the thin-walled blood vessels which carry blood from all parts of the body back to the heart. This is a wrong option. Arteries are the thick-walled blood vessels which carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body. Capillaries are thin-walled and extremely narrow tubes or blood vessels which help in exchanging various materials between the blood and the body cells. Veins are the thin-walled blood vessels which carry blood from all parts of the body back to the heart.

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