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olga2289 [7]
3 years ago
14

Why do arteries need to be thick, muscular, and elastic?

Biology
2 answers:
Valentin [98]3 years ago
8 0

blood flows at a high pressure, so if the arteries are thin and less muscular, the arteries can explode due to the pressure. so it needs thick and muscular properties so that it can withstand the increasing pressure of the flow of blood.

im not sure why it needs to be elastic. Hope it helped :)

Harman [31]3 years ago
7 0

high pressure blood basically


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