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A blood vessel with a thick layer of smooth muscle and elastic fibers is _____?
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A blood vessel with a thick layer of smooth muscle and elastic fibers is _____?

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The answer is artery.
A blood vessel with a thick layer of smooth muscle and elastic fibers is artery. Even though both artery and veins are smooth muscle and elastic fiber. The difference is veins have valves, while arteries don't.
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