Elastic artery (SFLT)

Aorta - Example of an Elastic Type Artery - Overview (HE)


Description: 1 – aortic lumen, 2 – endothelium, 3 – vasa vasorum in tunica adventitia, i – tunica intima, m – tunica media,

and - tunica adventitia, in elastic-type arteries, the membrana elastica interna is hardly distinguishable from elastic ones

membranes in the middle layer

Aorta - tunica media detail (HE)


Description: 1 – aortic lumen, 2 – endothelium, 3 – tunica media

Aorta - overview (resorcin-fuchsin)


Description: 1 – aortic lumen, i – tunica intima, m – tunica media, a – tunica adventitia. note: resorcin-fuchsin is a stain for elastic fibers

Aorta - wall layers (resorcin-fuchsin)


Description: 1 – aortic lumen, 2 – endothelium, 3 – elastic membranes in the muscle layer, 4 – the first of the elastic membranes (=membrana elastica interna), i – tunica intima, m – tunica media, a – tunica adventitia.

note: resorcin-fuchsin is a stain for elastic fibers

Aorta - tunica media detail (resorcin-fuchsin)


Description:1 – aortic lumen, i – tunica intima, m – tunica media

note: resorcin-fuchsin is a stain for elastic fibers

Vascular system

 * Elastic artery (SFLT)


 * Muscular artery (SFLT)


 * Vein (SFLT)


 * Myocardium (SFLT)

Links

 * Module Cellular Basics of medicine(3. LF UK)