Efferent vessels carry blood:
a. away from the heart.
b. towards the heart.
c. from the lungs to the heart.
d. from the vena cava to the heart.
a
Arteries are efferent vessels; that is, they carry oxygen
ated blood away from the heart. Veins are examples of afferent
vessels, carrying blood towards the heart.
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