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 :)
Answer:
It's secreted into the extracellular fluids. Collects in the lymph fluid, the vascular blood fluid and eventually the excess is secreted via, urine, feces, lung respiratory exhalation gases, sweat, nasal and mouth, throat mucous and saliva, tears, etc.
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