| S.N | Arteries | Veins |
| 1. | Carry blood away from the heart. | Bring blood towards the heart |
| 2. | Wall is thick and strong. | Wall is thin and weak. |
| 3. | Located deep in the body away from the skin except wrist, neck, etc. | Located close to the skin i.e. superficially. |
| 4. | Narrow lumen. | Wide lumen. |
| 5. | Internal valves are absent. | Internal valves are present. |
| 6. | Carry oxygenated blood except pulmonary artery. | Carry deoxygenated blood except pulmonary vein. |
| 7. | Blood flows with high speed and under high pressure. | Blood flows with low speed and under low pressure. |
| 8. | Can bear high pressure. | Cannot bear great pressure. |
| 9. | Do not collapse and remain open through blood flow stops. | Collapse if blood flow stops. |
| 10. | More elastic in nature. | Less elastic in nature. |
| 11. | Red in colour. | Blue in colour. |
| 12. | Tunica externa is less developed and less strong. | Tunica externa is more developed and more strong. |
| 13. | Tunica media is more muscular. | Tunica media is less muscular. |
| 14. | Tunica interna has more elongated endothelial cell. | Tunica interna has less elongated endothelial cell. |
| 15 | Pulse is detectable. | Pulse is not detectable. |
| 16. | Contain 15% of blood. | Contain 65% of blood. |
| 17. | Pulmonary and systemic arteries are types. | Superficial veins, deep veins, pulmonary veins and systemic veins are types. |
| 18. | Disease: Artherosclerosis.
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Disease: Thrombosis, varicose veins.
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References:
i) https://microbiologyinfo.com/difference-between-arteries-and-veins/
ii) https://www.healthline.com/health/artery-vs-vein