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Q. A vein possesses a large lumen because

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The wall of blood vessels is made up of tunica externa, tunica media, and tunica interna. Veins have a larger lumen when compared to the arteries. The middle layer i.e., tunica media is a dense network of circular, smooth muscles with elastic fibres found in arteries. It is comparatively very thin in veins.