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Arteries

*carry blood away from the heart


*carries oxygenated blood except pulmonary artery


*thick walls


*high pressure


*Aorta is the biggest

Capillary

*Small(About 1 red blood cell wide)


*Connects veins to arteries


*Every cell has a capillary pass by it

Veins

*Carry blood to the heart


*Carry deoxygenated blood, except pulmonary veins


*thin walls


*low pressure


*Have valves to stop backflow