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  2. Tunica intima - Wikipedia

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    The tunica intima (Neo-Latin "inner coat"), or intima for short, is the innermost tunica (layer) of an artery or vein. It is made up of one layer of endothelial cells (and macrophages in areas of disturbed blood flow), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and is supported by an internal elastic lamina .

  3. Internal elastic lamina - Wikipedia

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    Micrograph showing the internal elastic lamina (thin pink wavy line - image edge mid-left to image edge bottom-centre-left). H&E stain.. The internal elastic lamina or internal elastic lamella is a layer of elastic tissue that forms the outermost part of the tunica intima of blood vessels.

  4. Tunica interior - Wikipedia

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    Tunica interior, subucula, or colobium, were undergarments worn during Ancient Roman times. fascia, a sort of corset, then a tunica interior (subucula, ...

  5. Vasa vasorum - Wikipedia

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    The structure of the vasa vasorum varies with the size, function and location of the vessels. Cells need to be within a few cell-widths of a capillary to stay alive. In the largest vessels, the vasa vasorum penetrates the outer (tunica adventitia) layer and middle (tunica media) layer almost to the inner (tunica intima) layer.

  6. Tunica (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Tunica mucosa is the predominant Latin rendering of "mucous membrane" in English-speaking countries, though membrana mucosa also is acceptable and in some European languages is preferred. The name may be qualified in referring to particular regions of the body, such as tunica mucosa oris for the oral mucosa, and tunica mucosa uteri for the ...

  7. Tunica externa - Wikipedia

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    The tunica externa (Neo-Latin "outer coat"), also known as the tunica adventitia (Neo-Latin "additional coat"), [1] [2] is the outermost tunica (layer) of a blood vessel, surrounding the tunica media. It is mainly composed of collagen and, in arteries, is supported by external elastic lamina. The collagen serves to anchor the blood vessel to ...

  8. Intima–media thickness - Wikipedia

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    Intima–media thickness (IMT), also called intimal medial thickness, is a measurement of the thickness of tunica intima and tunica media, the innermost two layers of the wall of an artery. The measurement is usually made by external ultrasound and occasionally by internal, invasive ultrasound catheters.

  9. Tunica - Wikipedia

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    Tunica albuginea (disambiguation), three different layers of connective tissue; Tunica vasculosa (disambiguation), two different vascular layers; Tunica externa, outermost tunica (layer) of a blood vessel, surrounding the tunica media; Tunica intima, for short, is the innermost tunica (layer) of an artery or vein