Elastic fibers of the aorta (100X)

Elastic fibers of the aorta. Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Tissue stain: H+E).

Note the numerous layers of elastic fibers (pink and fairly uniform strands) between the smooth muscle cells of the tunica media.

Published March 26th 2023, updated October 20th 2023.