DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Artery and Vein

Veins	Arteries
carry blood from the tissues of the body back to the heart	carry blood away from the heart to the tissues of the body.
are usually positioned closer beneath the surface of the skin	are usually positioned deeper within the body
are less muscular than arteries, but contain valves to help keep blood flowing in the right direction, usually toward the heart	are more muscular than veins, which helps in transporting blood that is full of oxygen efficiently to the tissues
would collapse if blood flow stops.	would generally remain open if blood flow stopped, due to their thick muscular layer.

What Is Difference

Arteries are blood vessels responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body. Veins are blood vessels that carry blood low in oxygen from the body back to the heart for reoxygenation.

Pulmonary. The pulmonary vessels are arteries that transport oxygen-poor blood from the heart’s right ventricle to the lungs. Pulmonary veins transport oxygen-rich blood back to the heart’s left atrium.
Systemic. The systemic vessels are arteries that carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart’s left ventricle to the tissues in all parts of the body. They then return oxygen-poor blood through the veins back to the heart’s right atrium.

What are the different types of arteries?

There are three types of arteries. Each type is composed of three coats: outer, middle, and inner.

Elastic arteries are also called conducting arteries or conduit arteries. They have a thick middle layer so they can stretch in response to each pulse of the heart.
Muscular (distributing) arteries are medium-sized. They draw blood from elastic arteries and branch into resistance vessels. These vessels include small arteries and arterioles.
Arteriolesare the smallest division of arteries that transport blood away from the heart. They direct blood into the capillary networks.

What are the different types of veins?

There are four types of veins:

Deep veins are located within muscle tissue. They have a corresponding artery nearby.
Superficial veins are closer to the skin’s surface. They don’t have corresponding arteries.
Pulmonary veins transport blood that’s been filled with oxygen by the lungs to the heart. Each lung has two sets of pulmonary veins, a right and left one..
Systemic veins are located throughout the body from the legs up to the neck, including the arms and trunk. They transport deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

Anatomy of veins and arteries

The walls of veins and arteries are both made up of three layers:

Outer. Tunica adventitia (tunica externa) is the outer layer of a blood vessel, including arteries and veins. It’s mostly composed of collagen and elastic fibers. These fibers enable the veins and arteries to stretch a limited amount. They stretch enough to be flexible while maintaining stability under the pressure of blood flow.
Middle. The middle layer of the walls of arteries and veins is called the tunica media. It’s made of smooth muscle and elastic fibers. This layer is thicker in arteries and thinner in veins.
Inner.The inner layer of the blood vessel wall is called tunica intima. This layer is made of elastic fiber and collagen. Its consistency varies based on the type of blood vessel.

Unlike arteries, veins contain valves. Veins need valves to keep the blood flowing toward the heart. Theses valves are particularly important in the legs and arms. They fight gravity to prevent the backflow of blood.

Arteries don’t need valves because the pressure from the heart keeps the blood flowing through them in one direction.

The cardiovascular system

The cardiovascular system is a closed system of vessels called arteries, veins, and capillaries. They’re all connected to a muscular pump called the heart. The cardiovascular system keeps a continuous and controlled movement of blood that delivers nutrients and oxygen to every cell in the body. It does this through thousands of miles of capillaries between the arteries and the veins.

Arteries. The pulmonary arteries carry low-oxygen blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs. Systemic arteries transport oxygenated blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the rest of the body.
Veins. The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. Systemic veins carry low-oxygen blood from the body to the right atrium of the heart.
Capillaries. Capillaries are the smallest and most numerous of the blood vessels. They connect between the arteries (which carry blood away from the heart) and the veins (which return blood to the heart). The primary function of capillaries is the exchanging of materials, like oxygen, between the blood and tissue cells.
Heart. The heart has four chambers: the right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle. The heart provides the force to circulate blood through the cardiovascular system.

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Artery and Vein

What Is Difference

What are the different types of arteries?

What are the different types of veins?

Anatomy of veins and arteries

The cardiovascular system

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