Adventitia

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Also known as:  Tunica Adventitia

 

Description

The Adventitia is the outermost layer of Extracellular Matrix of Blood Vessels that consists of  Nerves and Fibroblasts embedded in a network of Collagen, elastic fibers, Proteoglycans and Glycoproteins.  Its function is to facilitate the rigidity of Blood Vessels and to help to maintain the shape of Blood Vessels.

 

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