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Tanzania [10]
3 years ago
11

Why are arteries thick walled while veins are thick walled

Biology
2 answers:
Airida [17]3 years ago
6 0

as the blood rushes at a higher speed in the arteries while the blood in the vein flows really slowly (comparitively)

marissa [1.9K]3 years ago
4 0
Arteries have to carry blood at high pressure so they need thick, muscular walls to withstand this whereas veins carry blood
at a much lower pressure
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