| Arteries | Veins |
| 1. The blood vessels that arise from the heart and carry blood away from heart are called arteries. | 1. The blood vessels that bring blood to the heart are called veins. |
| 2. Arteries are thick walled blood vessels, situated in deep layers in the body. | 2. Veins cure thin walled blood vessels, situated superficially in the body. |
| 3. Arteries do not have valves. | 3. Veins have valves. |
| 4. Tunica adventitia, the outermost layer of arteries is thick and elastic. | 4. Tunica externa, the outermost layer of veins is thin. |
| 5. Tunica media is very thick and contain elastic fibres. | 5. Tunica media is thin layer and contain involuntary muscle fibres. |
| 6. The lumen of arteries is small. | 6. The lumen of the veins is very spacious. |
| 7. With the exception of pulmonary arteries, all other arteries carry oxygenated blood. | 7. With the exception of pulmonary veins, all other veins carry deoxygenated blood. |
| 8. Blood in the arteries show high blood pressure. | 8. Blood in the veins show lesser blood pressure. |
