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ar·te·ry
( ahr´tә-re )
[ Gr. artēria q.v. ] - a vessel through which the blood passes away from the heart to the various parts of the body. The wall of an artery consists typically of an outer coat (tunica externa), a middle coat (tunica media), and an inner coat (tunica intima). Called also arteria [TA].
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Principal structural features of a large muscular artery.
PLATE 1-PRINCIPAL ARTERIES OF THE BODY AND THE PULMONARY VEINS.
PLATE 2-ARTERIES OF THE HEAD, NECK, AND BASE OF THE BRAIN.
PLATE 3-ARTERIES OF THE THORAX AND AXILLA.
PLATE 4-ARTERIES OF THE ABDOMEN AND PELVIS.
PLATE 5-ARTERIES OF THE UPPER LIMB.
PLATE 6-ARTERIES OF THE LOWER LIMB.