Tunica media
| Tunica media | |
|---|---|
Transverse section through a small artery and vein of the mucous membrane of the epiglottis of a child. (Tunica media is at 'm'.) | |
| Details | |
| Part of | Middle layer of wall of blood vessels |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tunica media vasorum |
| MeSH | D017540 |
| TA98 | A12.0.00.019 |
| TA2 | 3921 |
| TH | H3.09.02.0.01007 |
| FMA | 55590 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The tunica media (Neo-Latin "middle coat"), or media for short, is the middle tunica (layer) of an artery or vein. It lies between the internal elastic lamina of the tunica intima on the inside and the tunica externa on the outside.