The arteries in the peripheral vasculature system are less able to stretch and recoil than the arteries of the great vessels.

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The elastic arteries have a very thick tunica media that contains more elastic fibers than smooth muscle fibers. Elastic arteries include the aorta and its major branches and the pulmonary trunk. The muscular arteries are the medium-size and small arteries farther from the heart and contain fewer elastic fibers and more muscle fibers than the elastic arteries because being farther from the heart, they have less need of the properties of stretch and recoil. The function of the muscular arteries is to distribute blood to arterioles throughout the body.

The Arteries in the Peripheral Vasculature System Are Less Able