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what are the functions of artires and veins

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Arteries are the thick walled blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from heart except pulmonary artery that carries deoxygenated blood towards lungs
Veins are the thin walled blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood towards heart except pulmonary vein that carries oxygenated blood from lungs to heart.

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