State difference between blood vessels artery, vein, capillary.

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Artery: Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body parts.
Vein: veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart.
Capillary: capillaries are fine branching of blood vessels that connect both vein and artery.

S.no Artery Vein Capillary
1. Arteries deliver oxygenated blood from the heart to the different body parts. Veins have deoxygenated blood in them to the heart from different parts of the body. Capillary delivers both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood because it connects vein and artery.
2. It has no valve. It does have valves in it. It has no valves.
3. It has a muscular wall. The vein has a thin wall that is not muscular. Capillary has a very thin wall.

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S.no	Artery	Vein	Capillary
1.	Arteries deliver oxygenated blood from the heart to the different body parts.	Veins have deoxygenated blood in them to the heart from different parts of the body.	Capillary delivers both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood because it connects vein and artery.
2.	It has no valve.	It does have valves in it.	It has no valves.
3.	It has a muscular wall.	The vein has a thin wall that is not muscular.	Capillary has a very thin wall.