Tunica media | |
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![]() 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.[1] It lies between the tunica intima on the inside and the tunica externa on the outside.