What type of artery carries blood away from the heart?

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Conducting arteries are the largest of the arteries. Examples of these include the pulmonary arteries, the aorta, and the common carotid arteries. They carry blood away from the heart. Because of their proximity to the heart, they need to withstand the high pressure generated by ventricular systole. Distributing arteries are medium sized. They distribute blood from the conducting arteries to organs. Examples include the hepatic artery that carries blood to the liver, and the renal arteries that carry blood to the kidneys. Resistance arteries are the smallest of the arteries. Examples are the small arterioles that deliver blood to the capillaries. Arterioles have little if any elastic fibers.

What Type of Artery Carries Blood Away from the Heart