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Encyclopedia > Tunica intima

The tunica intima (or just intima) is the innermost layer of an artery. It is made up of one layer of endothelial cells and is supported by an internal elastic lamina. The endothelial cell are in direct contact with the blood flow. Section of an artery An arterial road is a class of highway. ... The endothelium is the layer of thin, flat cells that lines the interior surface of blood vessels, forming an interface between circulating blood in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall. ... Blood flow is the flow of blood in the cardiovascular system. ...


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Atherosclerosis (999 words)
The tunica intima, or internal coat, is the innermost layer, composed of endothelial cells and a thin layer of protein called the internal basement membrane.
Tunica intima- The "inner coat" or inner layer of the wall of an artery.
Atherosclerosis is the emergence of a plaque between the basement membrane and the endothelial cells of the tunica intima.
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (1810 words)
This layer extends from the tunica intima to the tunica adventitia.
The tunica adventitia is the thickest layer and consists of numerous longitudinally-oriented smooth muscle bundles.
The endocardium corresponds to the tunica intima, it is lined by an endothelium and has quite a bit of connective tissue, and some smooth muscle cells, especially in the thick endocardium of the atria.
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