Which is a factor that influences the development of cardiovascular disease?

Smoking

Explanation: Smoking causes a number of negative health effects, one of which is cardiovascular disease. Smoking increases the formation of platelets in the blood vessels, also reduces blood flow to the heart, and reduces the amount of oxygen.

answer; i do believe that the correct answer is (b)

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.