46. 1) Differentiate between arteries and veins.
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Answer:
Arteries and veins (also called blood vessels) are tubes of muscle that your blood flows through. Arteries carry blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. Veins push blood back to your heart. You have a complex system of connecting veins and arteries throughout your body.
What are arteries and veins:
The arteries and veins are the blood vessel present in our body. These carry the blood all over our body and complete our circulatory system .
Arteries:
1] Arteries are the blood vessel which carry oxygen rich blood.
2] these blood vessel carry the blood from her to different parts of our body .
3] the colour of blood is bright red.
4] There is a very rapid flow of blood in Arteries, that's why we can feel the flow at some places.
5] The walls of arteries are thik and elastic.
Veins :
1] Veins are the blood vessel , which carry carbon dioxide rich blood .
2] These blood vessel carry the blood from all over the body to the heart.
3] The colour of the blood is dull red-voilet .
4] The flow of blood is low as compared to Arteries.
5] There are valves present in walls of vein , which allow the blood to only flow toward the heart .
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Additional information:
1] Capillary:
The arteries divide into much much smaller arteries, which go to our tissues and cells and distribute the blood .
The viens also have this type of system just connecting with the Capillary of Arteries. these arteries take the blood back to the heart .