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Question
What are the differences between artery and vein?
Distinguish Between
Solution
| ARTERY | VEIN |
| 1. It is a type of blood vessel having thick muscular walls . | 1. It is a type of blood vessels having thin muscular walls. |
| 2. It contains oxygenated blood. | 2. It contains deoxygenated blood. |
| 3. It carries blood away from the heart. | 3. It brinqs the blood to the heart. |
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