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You can see some blood vessels on the outside of the hands specially in older people. Are those veins or arteries ? How can you confirm your solution?

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The blood vessels that we see on the outside of hands especially in older people are veins because veins are superficially present, while arteries are deeply buried in the skin with several layers.

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