what is the difference between arteries and veins
1 The difference is that an artery brings blood to the body and a vein takes blood to the lungs.  Arteries and Veins are part of the circulatory system, where arteries carry the blood from the heart to the organs, and the veins carry it from the organs to the heart again.
Veins are blood vessels carrying blood towards the heart, whereas arteries bring blood away from heart. Mostly, arteries contain oxygenated blood, and veins contain carbon dâ¦ioxide-rich and oxygen-poor blood; however, there is one exception.
Arteries, on the other hand, are classified as systemic (part of the cardiovascular system), pulmonary (carry blood to the lungs), aorta and arterioles. Arteries carry bright red blood as it is oxygenated while veins have the dark red blood. Arteries progressively divide into smaller tubes unlike veins.