Here is a high power view of the wall of an elastic artery. The tunica adventitia is just barely visible at the right of the field. In the tunica media both smooth muscle fibers and intermixed elastic fibers can be clearly distinguished, along with the internal elastic membrane. You can just barely identify the tunica intima (interna) or endothelial lining lying next to the elastic membrane along the inside of the artery. |
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