（优质医学）冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病.ppt

* * * As shown in this figure, coronary arteries are multilayered. The three layers of the coronary artery walls are the: Adventitia Outermost layer of the coronary artery Attaches the vessel to the surrounding tissue Provides support for the entire vessel, like the foundation of a house Media Middle layer of the coronary artery Provides support and regulates blood flow Consists mostly of thin, cylindrical smooth muscle cells (SMCs) Surrounded by two elastic layers: - external elastic lamina layer of elastic tissue that lies between the media and adventitia - internal elastic lamina l