Slide 66 Elastic artery (aorta). In the aorta, the tunica media constitutes the greater part of the vessel wall. It is made up of multiple elastic lamellae alternating with thin layers of circularly oriented smooth muscle .
Language + Common Dhivehi Phrases in the Maldives. The national language of the Maldives is Dhivehi, a pidgin language that combines the basic syntax of the Sri Lankan language Sinhala with words, phrases and grammar borrowed from every nationality that has used the island nation as an anchorage over the centuries.
Useful phrases in Maldivian. A collection of useful phrases in Maldivian, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Maldives and on India's Minicoy Islands. To see these phrases in many other languages click on the English versions. Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal.