EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Muscular arteries contain more smooth muscle cells in the tunica media layer than the elastic arteries. Elastic arteries are those nearest the heart (aorta and pulmonary arteries) that contain much more elastic tissue in the tunica media than muscular arteries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arteries have thick walls with muscle tissue. Veins have thinner walls and use valves to keep your blood flowing. Artery vs Capillary. Arteries carry blood from your heart to your organs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Of the three types of vessels, arteries have the thickest tunica media (allowing stretch/recoil and vasoconstriction), veins have relatively thick tunica adventitia, and capillaries are the thinnest (allowing exchange of materials.) Blood pressure varies in different parts of the vascular system.

Detailed explanation-4: -Arteries: These strong, muscular blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your body. They handle a large amount of force and pressure from your blood flow but don’t carry a large volume of blood. At any given time, only about 10% to 15% of your body’s blood is in your arteries.

Detailed explanation-5: -As a result, arteries have more elastic walls than veins.