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 .
Dhivehi phrasebook. Dhivehi (ÞÞ¨ÞÞ¬Þ Divehi) is the official language of the Maldives. A dialect of it is also spoken in Maliku (Minicoy) Island in the Lakshadweep islands of India, where it is known as Mahal (ÞÞ¦ÞÞ¦ÞÞ° à¤®à¤¹à¤²à¥) or Mahl. Neglect of Mahal and lack of recognition of Mahal as an official language in Lakshadweep, has rendered this language to a colloquial language.
Maldives has one of the highest net emigration (people leaving the country) rates in the world, being surpassed by only seven nations (Nauru, Northern Mariana Islands, Tonga, Syria, Micronesia, Jordan, and American Samoa). Largest city in Maldives. Male (malÃ© PRONOUNCED-mah) lay is the capital and largest city In. maldivests capital and largest city is Male. Basic History of Maldives. The countries name is said to be derived from the Sanskrit words âmalaâ and âdvipaâ, which mean âgarlandâ and âislandâ respectively, or from âMaala Divainaâ in Sinhala language â âNecklace Islandsâ.