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Structure of Blood Vessels (a) Arteries and (b) veins share the same general features, but the walls of arteries are much thicker because of the higher pressure of the blood that flows through them. (c) A micrograph shows the relative differences in thickness. LM × 160. (Micrograph provided by the Regents of the University of Michigan Medical School © 2012). English labels. From OpenStax book 'Anatomy and Physiology', fig. 20.3.
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Textus muscularis nonstriatus
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