Differenciate between Veins and Capillaries.
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Capillaries carry blood away from the body and exchange nutrients, waste, and oxygen with tissues at the cellular level. Veins are blood vessels that bring blood back to the heart and drain blood from organs and limbs
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Differences between veins and capillaries:
- Vein is a larger blood vessel compared to capillary.
- Capillary can hold only 5% of the blood while the artery can hold up to 75% of blood at any time.
- Veins contain valves to prevent the backflow of blood unlike the capillary.
- Capillaries contain a single layer of wall while veins contain three layers of cell wall.
- Veins carry deoxygenated blood while capillaries serve as a connector between the artery and the vein.
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