C33853Level 6

Vascular Smooth Muscle Tissue

**Semantic type:** Tissue

**Definition:** Smooth muscle tissue found in the tunica media of blood vessels. It controls the diameter of blood vessels. Vascular smooth muscle tissue is autonomous and is in a partial state of contraction at all times.

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C33821Tunica Media

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