| elastica | 1. The elastic layer in the wall of an artery. Synonym: elastic tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tela elastica | A form of connective tissue in which the elastic fibres predominate; it constitutes the ligamenta flava of the vertebrae and the ligamentum nuchae, especially of quadrupeds; it occurs also in the walls of the arteries and of the bronchial tree, and connects the cartilages of the larynx. Synonym: elastica, tela elastica. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tunica elastica | <anatomy> Tunica media of large arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina elastica anterior | A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; considered to be a basement membrane. Synonym: lamina limitans anterior corneae, anterior elastic layer, Bowman's membrane, lamina elastica anterior, limiting layers of cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina elastica posterior | Elastic laminae of arteries, 1) external: the layer of elastic connective tissue lying immediately outside the smooth muscle of the tunica media; 2) internal: a fenestrated layer of elastic tissue of the tunica intima. Synonym: elastic layers of arteries, Henle's fenestrated elastic membrane, posterior limiting layer of cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |