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Which layer of the blood vessel is thick?


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Blood vessel:

  1. In a closed circulatory system, blood flows through blood vessels.
  2. There are two types of blood vessels veins and arteries.
  3. Artery and veins consist of three layers.
  4. Squamous endothelium as an inner lining.
  5. Tunica media is made up of smooth muscle and elastin fibre as a middle layer.
  6. Tunica media, because of the presence of elastin fibres that embeds smooth muscles, forms the thick layer.
  7. Tunica intima external layer is made up of fibrous connective tissue along with collagen fibers.
  8. Tunica media is the thick blood vessel.

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