a) State three structural difference between arteries and veins in mammals. b) Name a disease that causes thickening and hardening of arteries

      

a) State three structural difference between arteries and veins in mammals.
b) Name a disease that causes thickening and hardening of arteries

  

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John
a) I) Arteries
-Thick muscular walls

_ No valves (except at bases of pulmonary artery and aorta)

-Narrow lumen

-Elastic walls

II) Veins
-Thin less muscular walls

-Have valves at regular intervals

-Wide lumen

-Less elastic walls

b) Arterioscerosis
johnmulu answered the question on May 3, 2017 at 07:46


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