It's all to do with blood pressure. The pressure going through an artery is higher than a vein. When an artery ruptures, blood spurts out, when it is a vein, you get a slow ooze. However, in the case of an exterior ruptured varicose vein, particularly in the lower leg, a person can spurt blood, losing an alarming amount of blood very quickly. Veins also control things such as body heat and need to be able to contract and dilate freely
Arteries have to accommodate the higher pressure of blood pumped straight out of the heart.
because arteries have higher pressure.
The tunica media is thicker in arteries than in veins.
arteries.
artries
Thee difference between muscle in veins and arteries is that muscles of arteries are thicker compared to those of veins.
Arteries have thicker wall because the pressure in the arteries is much higher.
arteries are thicker then veins
The arterial walls are thicker because they need to withstand the pressure coming from the heart.
Because arteries are narrower, thus increasing the pressure in the arteries. So you need thicker walls to contain the blood under pressure.
Yes, Arteries are stronger and thicker than veins because they get more pressure from the heart. Arteries take blood away from the heart. Veins take blood toward the heart. The two major properties of artieries are their elasticity and contactility.
The more pressure it uses, the thicker the walls will be. Veins have very low pressure which means they have thin walls and vice/versa for arteries which have a higher pressure and thicker walls than veins.
Yes! The aorta is the largest artery.
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