State some differences between veins and arteries
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Arteries are blood vessels responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body. Veins are blood vessels that carry blood low in oxygen from the body back to the heart for reoxygenation.
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Arteries
- Arteries are thick walled
- Blood flows under high pressure in the arteries
- Arteries are generally red in color since they carry pure, oxygenated blood
- They do not have valves.
Veins
- Veins are thin-walled
- Bring back blood from the organs to the heart and blood is no longer under pressure.
- Veins are generally blue in color since they carry impure, deoxygenated blood.
- They do not have valves.
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