Why do arteries have thick elastic walls?

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Solution

Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood pumped by the heart.
The heart pumps the blood with force which may cause rupture of blood vessels that are thin walled. That is the reason arteries have thick walls which can withstand high amounts of pressure.

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Why arteries have thick, elastic walls, while veins have thin walls?

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The arteries have thick and elastic muscular walls.

Assertion (A): Arteries are thick-walled and elastic.

Reason (R): Arteries carry oxygenated blood.

Why do veins have thin walls as compared to arteries?

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