What explanation should the nurse provide when discussing the function of arteries?
A) They serve as a capacitance vessels for blood
B) They support the exchange oxygen and nutrients with body cells
C) They return systemic blood back into the heart's right atrium
D) They carry oxygenated blood to the body cells

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Arteries are responsible for carrying oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body, except for the pulmonary arteries which carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

What Explanation Should the Nurse Provide When Discussing the Function