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Blood Vessel Wall

tunica intima

delimits the vessel wall towards the lumen
endothelial lining (typically simple, squamous) and associated connective tissue.
beneath the connective tissue, internal elastic lamina
- forms the limit of the tunica intima

tunica media

formed by a layer of circumferential smooth muscle and variable amounts of connective tissue.
located beneath the smooth muscle a second layer of elastic fibers, external elastic lamina
- forms the limit of the tunica media

tunica adventitia

consist mainly of connective tissue fibres.
blends with the connective tissue surrounding the vessel.
- definition of the outer limit of the tunica adventitia is arbitrary.

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