List the ways in which arteries and veins differ

  1. Arteries don't have valves, unlike veins. 2. Arteries have more elastic walls in comparison to veins. 3. Arteries have less collagen than veins. 4. Arteries have a narrower lumen in comparison to veins. 5. Arteries have thicker muscular walls than veins.
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