Difference between Arteries and Veins?
In: Biology
There’s arterioles and venules and more. But I’ll stick to a general description.
1) arteries go from the heart to your body, veins go back to the heart from the body. This typically means arteries carry oxygenated blood, but not the ones going to the lungs.
2) arteries withstand a lot of pressure as they get the pumping action of the heart. Veins don’t.
3) arteries are deep, veins are superficial. There are exceptions though.
4) arteries have strong, elastic, muscular (diameter can be changed with muscle tone) walls. Veins have weaker, non elastic, and thinner walls with less muscle.
5) arteries don’t have one way valves. Veins do.
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