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Blood Ventricular Pressure Vessel Type Thickest Elastic Layer

Front What blood vessel type has the thickest elastic layer and why?
Back - arteries
- streches during ventricular systole
- recoils during ventricular diastole
- maintains blood pressure
- smooths pressure surges

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