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==Blood vessel wall | ==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 somewhat arbitrary. | |||
{{Blue Histology}} | {{Blue Histology}} | ||
[[Category:Cardiovascular]] [[Category:Cartoon]] | |||
Revision as of 08:52, 9 May 2013
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 somewhat arbitrary.
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