Carrier Blood is a term used to describe the vessels that transport blood throughout the body. Veins, with four letters, are the vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart. Arteries, with six letters, are the vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body. AORTA, with five letters, is the largest ARTERY in the body and carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.