Select the answer that is not true when comparing veins and arteries of the same diameter

A.
Veins have thinner walls.

B.
Veins have valves.

C.
Veins have fewer smooth muscle fibers.

D.
Veins have a larger lumen.

E.
Veins have more elastic tissue.


E

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