Which Blood Vessels Handle the Highest Blood Pressure

Question

Which blood vessels handle the highest blood pressure?
A)pulmonary arteries
B)systemic arteries
C)pulmonary veins
D)systemic veins

Accepted Answer

Systemic arteries handle the highest blood pressure because they are responsible for delivering oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body, which requires higher pressure to overcome the resistance of the entire circulatory system. Pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs, which have lower resistance, while both pulmonary and systemic veins carry blood back to the heart under much lower pressure.