Elastic artery (SFLT)
Aorta - Example of an Elastic Type Artery - Overview (HE)[edit | edit source]
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)[edit | edit source]
Description: 1 – aortic lumen, 2 – endothelium, 3 – tunica media
Aorta - overview (resorcin-fuchsin)[edit | edit source]
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)[edit | edit source]
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)[edit | edit source]
Description:1 – aortic lumen, i – tunica intima, m – tunica media
note: resorcin-fuchsin is a stain for elastic fibers
