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5. Explain why an artery is an organ.

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Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart. Their walls are composed of three layers called the tunica intima, tunica media, and the tunica adventitia, which all have different cellular structures and compositions.

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Similarly, organs are defined are being a collection of tissues, which are joined in a structural unit to serve a common function.An artery is made up of several types of tissues including: Elastic tissue - this evens out the pressure changes in the vessel when the heart ventricles contract, by stretching and recoiling ...

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