Differentiate between an artery and a vein.
|
Artery |
Vein |
| 1. Have thick elastic, muscular walls. | 1. Have thin, non-elastic, walls. |
| 2. Lumen is narrow. | 2. Lumen is wide. |
| 3. Carry blood from heart to all body parts. | 3. Carry blood from all body parts to heart. |
| 4. Carry oxygenated blood (except pulmonary artery). | 4. Carry deoxygenated blood (except pulmonary vein). |
