After blood leaves the heart through the aorta, what happens? Check all that apply.

Blood leaving the heart through the aorta travels through arteries that branch into progressively smaller blood vessels, eventually reaching the body’s cells. There it delivers oxygen and picks up carbon dioxide and other wastes. It does not go directly into the lungs, and the aorta supplies the whole body, not only its upper part.

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