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Why do veins have thin walls as compared to arteries ?

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1) Veins are generally large in diameter, carry more blood volume.
2) Arteries are general small in diameter when compared with veins.
3) The walls of veins are more thick when compared with the walls to arteries.
4) So the lumen is bigger in vein when compared with artery.
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