Given a choice between the femoral artery and femoral vein, which of these have a thicker wall ?

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Arteries are the ones with a thick wall as they contain oxygenated blood which are carried away from the heart, while the veins are thin walled as they compose of blood along with the impurities, hence the veins being thin-walled thus the surface area of the veins is more as compared to the artery.

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