Which vessel type is described as having elastin in its walls?

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Which vessel type is described as having elastin in its walls?

Arteries are the vessels with elastin in their walls. The elastic fibers are concentrated in the tunica media as elastic lamellae, giving arteries the ability to stretch during systole and recoil during diastole. This elasticity helps dampen the pulse and maintain steady blood flow. Veins and lymphatic vessels have much less elastin in their walls, and capillaries have essentially none, consisting mainly of a single endothelial layer. So the presence of elastin in the wall points to an artery.

Arteries are the vessels with elastin in their walls. The elastic fibers are concentrated in the tunica media as elastic lamellae, giving arteries the ability to stretch during systole and recoil during diastole. This elasticity helps dampen the pulse and maintain steady blood flow. Veins and lymphatic vessels have much less elastin in their walls, and capillaries have essentially none, consisting mainly of a single endothelial layer. So the presence of elastin in the wall points to an artery.

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