Structure of Blood Vessels

3D illustration depicting the structural elements of an artery and a vein. The image on the top left depicts a cross section through the lumen of an artery. The layers of the artery wall are highlighted and labeled. Labels are included for the tunica externa, tunica media, tunica intima, internal elastic membrane, vasa vasorum, endothelium, elastic fiber, smooth muscle, nervi vasorum, and external elastic membrane. The image on the top right depicts a cross section through the lumen of a vein. The layers of the vein wall are highlighted and labeled. Labels are included for the tunica externa, tunica media, tunica intima, smooth muscle, vasa vasorum, and endothelium. The bottom image is a histology slide of a cross section of an artery and a vein. The artery and vein are labeled.

Credit
Blausen Medical

Dimensions
1920 x 2160 pixels

Print Size @ 300 dpi
6 x 7 inches / 16 x 18 cm