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Elastic Arteries

Anatomy of the Arterial Wall

Anatomy of the Arterial Wall

Arterial wall layers including the tunica intima and the tunica media. In elastic arteries, the tunica media is rich with elastic and connective tissue.

This diagram of the arterial wall indicates the fibroblast, elastica interna, endothelial cells, lumen, smooth muscle cells, intima, media, and adventitia.

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