PEIR Digital Library

Welcome to the Pathology Education Informational Resource (PEIR) Digital Library, a multidisciplinary public access image database for use in medical education.

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DIAGRAM: GASTROINTESTINAL: GI: ARTERY: Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis - 11 of 13; The fibrous plaque results from the continuing accumulation of connective tissue over the macrophages and smooth muscle cells. Together, the smooth muscle cells and extracellular matrix components form a fibrous cap that covers a deeper re