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.
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.