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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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