Select the words that correctly complete the statement. is an example of optimal health. to gain optimal health, the first step is to .

1{The absence of disease is an example of optimal health.

2{Establish priorities to gain optimal health.

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.