GENERAL HISTOLOGY

VASCULAR

TYPES OF ARTERIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Vessels with thick muscular and elastic walls
A
arteries
B
capillaries
C
veins
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Arteries have thick elastic walls and veins have valves.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since the blood pumped from the heart into the arteries flows at higher pressure than the blood in veins, hence arteries need to have thicker walls or else the high blood pressure might cause them to burst.

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