Light micrograph of a cross-sectioned muscular artery, showing a thick and wavy internal elastic lamina, a middle layer with smooth muscle fibers, and

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Light micrograph of a cross-sectioned muscular artery, showing a thick and wavy internal elastic lamina, a middle layer with smooth muscle fibers, and an outer connective tissue adventitia. Hematoxylin & eosin stain

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Keywords: artery, blood, cell, circulatory, elastic, fibers, histology, lamina, microscopic, microscopy, muscle, muscular, smooth, system, tissue, vascular, vessel