Why do veins have thin walls

Question:

Why do veins have thin walls as compared to arteries ?

Solution:

In arteries, blood flows under pressure so that their walls are thick and elastic. In veins the blood is Therefore, their walls are thin. Rather, they

possess semilunar valves to check back flow of blood.

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