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The article covers '''vascular disease'''. Vasculitides are covered in a separate article called ''[[vasculitides]]''. | The article covers '''vascular disease'''. Vasculitides are covered in a separate article called ''[[vasculitides]]''. | ||
==Normal blood vessels== | |||
Comparing arteries and veins:<ref>URL: [http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/corepages/vascular/vascular.htm http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/corepages/vascular/vascular.htm]. Accessed on: 13 January 2011.</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| '''Feature''' | |||
| '''Artery''' | |||
| '''Vein''' | |||
|- | |||
| Elastin | |||
| thick/prominent - esp. EEL | |||
| thin incomplete IEL, no EEL | |||
|- | |||
| Shape | |||
| circular / lumen wide open | |||
| collapsed | |||
|- | |||
| Wall thickness | |||
| thick | |||
| thin | |||
|} | |||
Abbreviations: IEL = internal elastic lamina, EEL = external elastic lamina. | |||
==Great vessels== | ==Great vessels== | ||