You have decided that you are ready to start a fitness program. why is it important to set short-term and long-term goals? how will you keep track of your progress toward reaching your goals? why is it important to reflect on your progress? < < read less

the aorta is the large artery leaving the heart branches into smaller arteries, which eventually branch into capillaries.the arteries carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart, to your body's tissues. the capillaries are small, thin blood vessels that connect the arteries and the veins. the statement that arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to capillaries is true. veins on the other hand are blood vessels that take oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.

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