ARTERY, DRAWING
Histology of an artery, with a highlight of the different layers. The inner wall of an artery is constituted by three tuniques, of which each includes one or various tissue layers. From the peripheria towards the light : - the tunica externa (or adventitia), composed mainly of elastic fibers and collagen fibers, - the tunica media (or media) with : an elastic external limiting layer (in white) and a layer of smooth muscle (muscularis, in dark brown), - the tunica (or intima or endartery) with : an elastic internal limiting layer (in white), a basement membrane (in grey) and the endothelium (pavimentous simple epithelium, in brown).
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