blood vessel external elastic membrane
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A thin layer of fibrous tissue capable of stretching and contracting. It is part of the tunica media of the blood vessels. [ ncithesaurus:External_Elastic_Membrane ]
Synonyms: external elastic membrane external elastic lamina
Term information
- FMA:68206
- NCIT:C32555
- MA:0002862
- EMAPA:36302
in FMA this is classified as an acellular membrane, which is inconsistent with our classification as a tissue layer. Requires further investigation