Answer:
-elastic membranes
Step-by-step explanation:
The elastic membrane or tissue of the arteries allows the artery to bend and fit. It is important for artery to be elastic, because it transports oxygenated blood pumped from the heart to the tissues (except for pulmonary artery which carries deoxygenated blood) and thus have a blood pressure that is higher than in other parts of the circulatory system.