Arteries are the blood vessels that have elastic walls and _____ are the blood vessels with non-elastic thin walls.

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Arteries are the blood vessels that have elastic walls and veins are the blood vessels with non-elastic thin walls.
Arteries Veins
They carry oxygenated blood from the heart to all parts of the body. They carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart.
They have thick and elastic walls. They have thin and non-elastic walls.
The absence of valves is observed. Valves are present.
Reddish in appearance. Blueish in appearance.
Pulse is detectable. Pulse is not detectable.

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Arteries	Veins
They carry oxygenated blood from the heart to all parts of the body.	They carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart.
They have thick and elastic walls.	They have thin and non-elastic walls.
The absence of valves is observed.	Valves are present.
Reddish in appearance.	Blueish in appearance.
Pulse is detectable.	Pulse is not detectable.