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Artery Wall Stretch High Pressure Structural Features Elastic

Front What are the structural features of an Artery
Back Elastic tissue in wall to stretch and recoil to help maintain high pressure
Thick muscular wall
folder endothelium lining which allows the artery to stretch
Blood flows at high pressure and is usually oxygenated except for the pulmonary artery

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