Question

Point out three differences between artery and vein. [3 MARKS]

Answer 1

Each point: 1 Mark

$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Sr. No.}& \text{Arteries}& \text{Veins}\\ 1& \text{They have thick}& \text{They have thin and}\\ & \text{muscular elastic}& \text{less muscular wall}\\ & \text{wall.}& \\ 2& \text{Direction of blood}& \text{Direction of blood flow}\\ & \text{flow is from heart to}& \text{is from organs of body}\\ & \text{organs of body}& \text{toheart}\\ 3& \text{They carry}& \text{They carry}\\ & \text{oxygenated blood}& \text{deoxygenated blood}\\ & \text{except in case of}& \text{except in case of}\\ & \text{Pulmonary artery}& \text{Pulmonary vein}\end{array}$