Explanation The blood vessels have three prominent layers, of which tunica externa forms the outermost layer and is composedprimarily of collagen, a connective tissue. Collagen is the major structural protein found in humans. The sequence of amino acids contains a repeating sequence of the glycine-X-Y, where X and Y represent any other amino acids, linked to each other by cross-linkages...

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The effect of the weakening of collagen in tunica externa of blood vessels.

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Arteries transport blood from the heart to all body parts. Veins transport the blood from different body parts back to the heart. Both arteries and veins are made up of three layers or tunics, which are tunica intima, tunica media, as well as tunica externa, from inside out.

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