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How do arteries differ in structure from capillaries and veins?

a)Arteries have more elastin in tissue than veins and capillaries.

BArteries appear flatter in a cross section than veins and capillaries.
CArteries have valves which are absent in veins and capillaries.
DArteries have walls that are thinner than veins and capillaries.

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a)Arteries have more elastin in tissue than veins and capillaries.

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Arteries have more elastin in tissue than veins and capillaries.

  • The arteries are the blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body.
  • Each artery is a muscular tube lined by smooth tissue.

What is elastin?

  • Elastin is one of the  abundant proteins in body.
  • It's a stretchy protein that resembles a rubber band ,  it can stretch out and shrink back .
  • It's a major component of tissues in body that require stretchiness, like lungs, bladder, large blood vessels and some ligaments.

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