Vascular smooth muscle

Vascular smooth muscle
Diagram showing the location of vascular smooth muscle cells.
Vascular smooth muscle cells, isolated from human aorta, growing and forming a monolayer in cell culture.
Details
Part ofsmooth muscle wall of blood vessels
Identifiers
MeSHD009131
Anatomical terminology

Vascular smooth muscle is the type of smooth muscle that makes up most of the walls of blood vessels.