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artery
(ahr´tә-re)
a vessel through which the blood passes away from the heart to various parts of the body. The wall of an artery consists typically
of an outer coat (tunica adventitia), a middle coat (tunica media), and an inner coat (tunica intima).
Representation of arterial coats: (A), tunica intima; (B), internal elastic lamina; (C), tunica media; (D), external elastic lamina; (E), tunica externa.

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