Arteries are the blood vessels which:

carry oxygenated blood.

carry deoxygenated blood.

have thin, non-elastic walls.

carry the blood away from the heart.

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The correct answer is D because the defining characteristic of an artery is that it carries blood away from the heart, irrespective of whether the blood is oxygenated or deoxygenated.

Arteries are blood vessels that transport blood from the heart to other parts of the body. Veins carry blood towards the heart. Capillaries are tiny vessels connecting arteries and veins where exchange of substances occurs.

While most arteries carry oxygenated blood (e.g., the aorta and its branches), the pulmonary artery is an exception as it carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs. Arteries generally have thick, elastic, and muscular walls to withstand the high pressure of blood pumped from the heart.

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