| S.No | Artery | Vein |
| 1 | Collecting vessel | Distributing vessel |
| 2 | Pink in colour | Red in colour |
| 3 | Deep location | Superficial in location |
| 4 | Blood flow with high pressure | Blood flow with low pressure |
| 5 | Wall of artery is strong, thick and elastic | Wall of vein is weak, thin and non-elastic |
| 6 | All arteries carry oxygenated blood except pulmonary arteries | All veins carry deoxygenated blood except pulmonary veins |
| 7 | Internal valves are absent | Internal valves are present |