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Systems 1b Practical Anatomy -Cardiovascular
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Composition of elastic artery
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Tunica intima- no inner elastic lamina and can't tell difference between tunic intima tunica media- presence of concentric fenestrated sheets of elastin, only a few smooth muscle fibres (these secrete elastin) tunica adventitia- no OEL, thin layer of tunica adventitia function- stretch during systole, during diastole there is decreased pressure, arteries recoil causing constant pressure on the blood
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