Vasa vasorum
Vasa vasorum are small blood vessels that comprise a vascular network supplying the walls of large blood vessels, such as elastic arteries (e.g., the aorta) and large veins (e.g., the venae cavae).
Vasa vasorum | |
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Micrograph showing cystic medial degeneration. The tunica adventitia (also called tunica externia; yellow at bottom of image) with vaso vasorum is also seen. Movat's stain. | |
Details | |
Part of | Wall of large blood vessels |
System | Circulatory system |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Vasa vasorum |
MeSH | D014651 |
TA98 | A12.0.00.028 |
TH | H3.09.02.0.06001 |
FMA | 77433 |
Anatomical terminology |
The name derives from Latin 'the vessels of the vessels'. Occasionally two different singular forms are seen: vasa vasis (from Latin 'the vessels of a vessel') and vas vasis (from Latin 'a vessel of a vessel').
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