This low magnification image shows a section through a vein
( elongated structure in the upper part of the image), a muscular
artery (on the lower right), and a nerve
(left, center), surrounded by adipose connective tissue.
Note the typical differences between large arteries and their accompanying
veins. The vein has a larger diameter but a relatively thinner wall than the
artery. The artery also has a prominent tunica media, with elastic fibers,
whereas the tunica media of the vein is not prominent.
