| Arteries | Veins |
1. | Carries blood towards organs and away from heart. | Carries blood towards heart and away from organs. |
2. | Carries fully oxygenated blood | Carries deoxygenated and CO2 enriched blood. |
3. | Blood flows with high pressure and jerks. | Blood flows with low pressure and smoothly. |
4. | Have no values | Have valves to prevent backflow of blood. |
5. | Walls are elastic. | Walls are non-elastic. |
6. | Are Deeply placed. | Are superficial. |
7. | Branched and decreases in size. | Unites and increases in size |
8. | Can constrict and dilate | Cannot constrict. |
9. | Have thick and muscular walls | Have thin and less muscular walls. |
10. | Smallest artery is called arteriole | Smallest vein is called Venules. |