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Artery Vein
1. Have thick elastic, muscular
walls.
2. Lumen is narrow.
3. Carry blood from heart to
all body parts.
4. Carry oxygenated blood
(except pulmonary artery).
1. Have thin, non-elastic,
walls.
2. Lumen is wide.
3. Carry blood from all body
parts to heart.
4. Carry deoxygenated blood
(except pulmonary vein).

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  • Artery has thick walls whereas Veins has thin walls. 
  • Arteries carries blood away from the heart but veins carry blood to the heart. 
  • In arteries valves are absent and in veins they are present.
  •  In arteries blood flows under pressure but in veins there will be no pressure.

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