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Which of the following is a difference between arteries and viens?

arteries carry blood and veins carry only plasma
arteries do not have valves and veins do have valves
arteries are thin and veins are thick
arteries carry blood back to the heart and veins carry blood to the heart

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The correct option is :

=》arteries do not have valves and veins do have valves.

Arteries don't have valves because back flow of blood isn't possible due to high pressure, but blood in veins doesn't have high pressure just like arteries, so to stop backflow of blood, veins have valves.

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