Normal vessel wall for comparison with Aneurysm
Normal vessel wall for comparison with Aneurysm

High power view of normal artery wall showing slightly thickened intima, internal elastic lamina ( arrow) and well organized muscularis.
Cerebral arteries have a thinner media and adventitia than arteries elsewhere in the body and no external elastic lamina.
(Description By:Margaret Grunnet,M.D. )
(Image Contrib. by:Margaret Grunnet,M.D. UCHC )